Who Was George Washington Carver?
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- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2015
Summary
Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black professor. He went on to the Tuskegee Institute where he specialized in botany (the study of plants) and developed techniques to grow crops better. His work with vegetables, especially peanuts, made him f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780448483122 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0448483122 |
| Author: | Jim Gigliotti |
| Publisher: | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Imprint: | Grosset and Dunlap |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 195g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 130mm x 188mm |
| Series: | Who Was...? (Paperback) |
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About The Author
Jim Gigliotti
Jim Gigliotti was an editor for more than a decade at NFL Publishing, and has since written dozens of books on sports for young readers. He was a contributor and editor for the NFL’s Super Bowl Program, weekly game program, and NFL.com. He continues as an editor of the league’s fantasy football magazine and author of an annual trivia game with thousands of questions. Gigliotti is an NFL encyclopedia!
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