Carver, a life in poems
by Marilyn Nelson
- 6 Want to read
- 3 Have read
George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had owned his mother. In 1877 he left home in search of an education, eventually earning a master's degree. In 1896, Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the all-black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, where he spent the rest of his life seeking solutions to the poverty among landless black farmers by developing new uses for soil-replenishing crops such as peanuts, cowpeas, and sweet potatoes. Carver's achievements as a botanist and inventor were balanced by his gifts as a painter, musician, and teacher. This Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book by Marilyn Nelson provides a compelling and revealing portrait of Carver's complex, richly interior, profoundly devout life.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Agriculturists, Poetry, African American agriculturists, American poetry, History, Biographies, African Americans, Children's poetry, American, Noirs américains, Waisenkind, Biografie, Bildung, Sklaverei, Agriculteurs noirs américains, Jugendbuch, Auteurs noirs américains, Afro-American agriculturalists-Poetry, Südstaaten, Poésie américaine, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, Newbery Honor, American poetry (collections), 20th centuryPeople
George Washington Carver (1864?-1943), George Washington Carver (1860-1943), George W. Carver, Raymond CarverPlaces
USAShowing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
Carver, a Life in Poems
May 1, 2001, Front Street
Hardcover
in English
- 1st ed.
1886910537 9781886910539
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?Lists
See All
History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 12 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| December 20, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| March 8, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| October 8, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| August 27, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |