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The Life of George Washington Carver: Inventor and Scientist

Barbara Kramer

The Life of George Washington Carver: Inventor and Scientist

Paperback (Enslow Publishers Jan. 1, 2015)
George Washington Carver spent his life asking questions and looking for the answers. He gained a reputation as the farmers' best friend: He taught farmers about crop rotationtelling them to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes to "rest" their soil between cotton crops. And what could they do with all those peanuts? Carver developed more than three hundred peanut-based productsfrom milk to printers inkand more than a hundred ways to use sweet potatoes. Barbara Kramer selects the correct anecdotes and quotes to bring "The Peanut Man" to life.
Series
Legendary African Americans
ISBN
0766062716 / 9780766062719
Pages
96
Weight
6.4 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 0.5 in.

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