Carver: A Life in Poems (Marilyn Nelson)

Summary: George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had owned his mother.  In 1877 he left home in search of an education, eventually earning a master's degree.  In 1896, Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the all-black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, where he spent the rest of his life seeking solutions to the poverty among landless black farmers by developing new uses for soil-replenishing crops such as peanuts, cowpeas, and sweet potatoes.  Carver's achievements as a botanist and inventor were balanced by his gifts as a painter, musician, and teacher.  (from amazon.com)

Where can I find it?: Lower/Middle School library, Lithgow building AND Upper School library, Walczak building

Tags: Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; African American agriculturists; Agriculturists; American poetry