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Vella, Christina, 1952-

George Washington Carver : a life / Christina Vella. - x, 422 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Southern biography series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 (cloth : alkaline paper)

LCCN: 2015006259

Subjects--Personal Names:
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Tuskegee Institute--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American agriculturists--Biography.
Agriculturists--United States--Biography.
African American scientists--Biography.
Agriculture--Research--History.--Southern States
Peanuts--History.--United States

LC Class. No.: S417.C3 / V45 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 630.92 B