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The Resource George Washington Carver : a life, Christina Vella

George Washington Carver : a life, Christina Vella

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Nearly every American can cite one of the accomplishments of George Washington Carver. A national monument bears his name, a U.S. coin was minted in his honor, and his induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame is one of many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master s degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become the university s first black faculty member. His research into peanuts and sweet potatoes crops that replenished the cotton-leached soil of the South helped lift multitudes of sharecroppers out of poverty. When he died in 1943, despite living during a period of systemic racial prejudice, millions of Americans mourned the passing of one of the nation s most honored and beloved scientists. Scores of children s books celebrate the contributions of this prolific botanist, but his personal life, his romantic interests, and the intersection of both with his professional career have remained largely unexamined until now. Christina Vella offers the most thorough biography of George Washington Carver, including in-depth details of his personal relationships with family, colleagues, lovers, and friends, set in the context of the early twentieth century. Despite the exceptional trajectory of his career, Carver was not immune to the racism of the Jim Crow era or the privations and hardships of the Great Depression and two world wars. Yet throughout the tumult of this period, his scientific achievements aligned him with equally extraordinary friends, including Teddy Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry A. Wallace, and Henry Ford. -- Publisher marketing
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
x, 422 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
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
Isbn
9780807160749
Instance
Label
George Washington Carver : a life
Title
George Washington Carver
Title remainder
a life
Statement of responsibility
Christina Vella
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Nearly every American can cite one of the accomplishments of George Washington Carver. A national monument bears his name, a U.S. coin was minted in his honor, and his induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame is one of many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master s degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become the university s first black faculty member. His research into peanuts and sweet potatoes crops that replenished the cotton-leached soil of the South helped lift multitudes of sharecroppers out of poverty. When he died in 1943, despite living during a period of systemic racial prejudice, millions of Americans mourned the passing of one of the nation s most honored and beloved scientists. Scores of children s books celebrate the contributions of this prolific botanist, but his personal life, his romantic interests, and the intersection of both with his professional career have remained largely unexamined until now. Christina Vella offers the most thorough biography of George Washington Carver, including in-depth details of his personal relationships with family, colleagues, lovers, and friends, set in the context of the early twentieth century. Despite the exceptional trajectory of his career, Carver was not immune to the racism of the Jim Crow era or the privations and hardships of the Great Depression and two world wars. Yet throughout the tumult of this period, his scientific achievements aligned him with equally extraordinary friends, including Teddy Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry A. Wallace, and Henry Ford. -- Publisher marketing
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Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10446335
Cataloging source
DLC
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1952-
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Vella, Christina
Dewey number
  • 630.92
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
Series statement
Southern biography series
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  • Carver, George Washington
  • Carver, George Washington
  • Tuskegee Institute
  • Tuskegee Institute
  • African American agriculturists
  • Agriculturists
  • African American scientists
  • Agriculture
  • Peanuts
  • African American agriculturists
  • African American scientists
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculturists
  • Peanuts
  • Southern States
  • United States
Label
George Washington Carver : a life, Christina Vella
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
1411654
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
x, 422 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780807160749
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2015006259
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780807160749
  • (OCoLC)905801577
Label
George Washington Carver : a life, Christina Vella
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
1411654
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
x, 422 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780807160749
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2015006259
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780807160749
  • (OCoLC)905801577

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