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Author:

Harness, Cheryl.

Title:

The groundbreaking, chance-taking life of George Washington Carver and science & invention in America / painstakingly written and illustrated by Cheryl Harness.

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

143 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Carver, George Washington,--1864?-1943.
Agriculturists.
African Americans--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.

Summary:

A look at the life of America's Plant Doctor, who rose from slavery to international fame, details his childhood, his thirst for knowledge, and his revolutionary innovations that profoundly impacted American agriculture.

Series:

A Cheryl Harness history
Harness, Cheryl. Cheryl Harness history.

ISBN:

1426301960
9781426301964

LCCN:

2007029316

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