- SKU: 9780990538523
- BARCODE: 9780990538523
- VENDOR: BooksCloud
George Washington Carver: An American Biography - Paperback
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by Rackham Holt (Author), Sandra Knauf (Foreword by), Michael Beenenga (Cover Design by)
He educated tens of thousands.
His life story inspired millions.
Now, the only complete and authorized biography of George Washington Carver, a great humanitarian, scientist, teacher, and conservationist is back to print after 60 years.
Did you know that...
- Carver was born a slave?
- Carver was the first Black student and the first Black faculty member at Iowa State University?
- Carver was the first Black American to earn a masters degree in agriculture?
- Carver had his paintings exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair as his a college student?
- Albert Einstein once called him second among the 10 greatest living scientists of their time?
- Henry Ford said Carver was America's greatest living scientist?
- Mahatma Gandhi sought his advice on nutrition?
- Carver created a successful treatment for muscle atrophy during the polio epidemic?
- Carver was the first American who was not a president and the first Black American to have a National Monument established at his birthplace?
George Washington Carver's fascinating story is one of the most important in American history. Now you can learn about this brilliant humanitarian who was hailed as the "Black Leonardo," the "Wizard of Tuskegee," the "Black Burbank," and "the greatest single force since the turn of the century in creating racial understanding."
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