George Washington Carver a life

Title
  1. George Washington Carver [electronic resource] : a life / Christina Vella.
Published by
  1. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2015.
Author
  1. Vella, Christina, 1942-2017.

Details

Description
  1. 1 online resource (x, 422 pages) : illustrations.
Series statement
  1. Southern biography series
Uniform title
  1. George Washington Carver (Online)
Alternative title
  1. George Washington Carver (Online)
Subject
  1. Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
  2. Tuskegee Institute > History
  3. African American agriculturists > Biography
  4. Agriculturists > United States > Biography
  5. African American scientists > Biography
  6. Agriculture > Research > History. > Southern States
  7. Peanuts > United States > History
Contents
  1. 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.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-412) and index.
Access (note)
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Author
  1. Vella, Christina, 1942-2017.
Title
  1. George Washington Carver [electronic resource] : a life / Christina Vella.
Imprint
  1. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2015.
Series
  1. Southern biography series
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-412) and index.
Access
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
  1. Available from home with a valid library card
  2. Available onsite at NYPL
LCCN
  1. 2015006259
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