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Author Vella, Christina, 1942-2017 author.

Title George Washington Carver : a life / Christina Vella.

Publication Info. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2015]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  92 CARVER    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  BIOG. CARVER, G.    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  B CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  B CARVER    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Biography  B CARVER    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Biography  B-CARVER VEL    Missing
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  92 CARVER, GEO    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  B CARVER, G.W.    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Biographies  BIOG CARVER, GEORGE WASHINTON    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  B CARVER    Check Shelf

Description x, 422 pages, [18] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series Southern biography series
Southern biography series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-412) and index.
Contents Carver's George -- Drifting toward life -- A real human being -- Booker -- Dominion of poverty -- "Stand up for the stupid and crazy" -- Love and lynch mobs -- Wrestling with devils -- Bad days and worse -- The curtain lifts -- Trying to be serious -- A real chemist? -- Passion pure and simple -- Suffering humanity -- Fame and its discontents -- Miles to go -- A million thanks -- Epilogue -- Appendices: 1. Experiment Station Bulletins by George W. Carver; 2. Partial list of Carver's products from peanuts and sweet potatoes (compiled by Carver); 3. Dr. Joseph Kenney's letter to Booker T. Washington and the Executive Council concerning unsanitary conditions at Tuskegee, March 26, 1903.
Summary Provides an in-depth look at the life of the famed botanist, including his relationship with his friends and his prolific career.
Subject Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943.
African American agriculturists -- Biography.
Agriculturists -- United States -- Biography.
African American scientists -- Biography.
Tuskegee Institute -- History.
Agriculture -- Research -- Southern States -- History.
Peanuts -- United States -- History.
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943. (OCoLC)fst00011770
Tuskegee Institute. (OCoLC)fst00542626
African American agriculturists. (OCoLC)fst00799006
African American scientists. (OCoLC)fst00799349
Agriculture -- Research. (OCoLC)fst00801593
Agriculturists. (OCoLC)fst00801822
Peanuts. (OCoLC)fst01055999
Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Biographies.
ISBN 9780807160749 hardcover
0807160741 hardcover
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