George Washington Carver

  • George Washington Carver: Scientist and Symbol
    By Linda O. McMurry, Linda McMurry Edwards

    The small settlement that grew up around the store came to be called Beeler . The new town seemed to offer great opportunities to young men , so in the summer of 1886 Carver followed Frank Beeler to Ness County and found employment ...

  • George Washington Carver: A Biography
    By Gary R. Kremer

    Carver subsequently moved in with yet another black couple, Willis and Delilah Moore, who lived in Paola, about 25 miles from Olathe. The federal census taker caught up with him there during the summer of 1880.

  • George Washington Carver: Scientist and Inventor
    By Judy Monroe

    Chapter 2 Childhood George Washington Carver was born between 1861 and 1864 on a farm near Diamond Grove , Missouri . No one wrote down what day or year Carver was born . Carver and his family were slaves . Moses and Susan Carver owned ...

  • George Washington Carver: A Life
    By Christina Vella

    The movement was largely the project of Henry Ford, who made Carver its most honored member. Nevertheless, at the Dearborn banquet given by Ford, Carver, a special guest, sat outside the hall until everyone had eaten rather than subject ...

  • George Washington Carver: The Peanut Wizard
    By Laura Driscoll

    A fictional student's report presents information on George Washington Carver, who became an expert on peanuts and other plants and taught others at the famous college for African Americans, Tuskeegee Institute.

  • George Washington Carver: Inventor and Naturalist
    By Sam Wellman

    But by that time he had found work in Olathe , just south of Kansas City . There he lived with Ben and Lucy Seymour . Lucy was a laundress , even more skilled than Aunt Mariah , and certainly far more skilled ...

  • George Washington Carver
    By William J. Federer

    A biography of the African American scientist describes how he overcame tremendous hardship to receive a college education and make important discoveries in the field of agriculture.

  • George Washington Carver: His Life & Faith in His Own Words
    By William J. Federer

    A biography of the African American scientist describes how he overcame tremendous hardship to receive a college education and make important discoveries in the field of agriculture.

  • George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher
    By Michael Burgan

    Profiles the agriculturalist and teacher who invented more than three hundred uses for peanuts.

  • George Washington Carver: A Life
    By Christina Vella

    Christina Vella offers a thorough biography of George Washington Carver, including in-depth details of his relationships with his friends, colleagues, supporters, and those he loved.

  • George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist
    By Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

    This new series brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history.

  • George Washington Carver: In His Own Words
    By Gary R. Kremer

    George Washington Carver (1864-1943), best known for his work as a scientist and a botanist, was an anomaly in his own time—a black man praised by white America.

  • George Washington Carver
    By John Perry

    George Washington Carver goes beyond the public image to chronicle the adventures of one of history's most inspiring and remarkable men. George Washington Carver was born a slave.

  • George Washington Carver: A Biography
    By Gary R. Kremer

    Chronicles the life of George Washington Carver, from his birth into slavery to his education, his legendary research in biology and agriculture, and his career at the Tuskegee Institution in Alabama.

  • George Washington Carver
    By Tonya Bolden

    This book reveals what an exceptionally uncommon man Carver was: trailblazing scholar, innovative scientist, pioneering conservationist, and impassioned educator.

  • George Washington Carver
    By Martha E. H. Rustad

    Simple text and photographs introduce the life of George Washington Carver.

  • George Washington Carver
    By Katherine Scraper

    Read about the life of George Washington Carver.

  • George Washington Carver
    By John Perry

    George Washington Carver goes beyond the public image to chronicle the adventures of one of history's most inspiring and remarkable men.

  • George Washington Carver
    By Katie Marsico

    This book examines the life of George Washington Carver in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills.

  • George Washington Carver
    By Margo McLoone

    A brief biography of George Washington Carver, the African American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture.