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1 online resource (49 pages). |
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Notable Missourians
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Notable Missourians.
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Summary |
George Washington Carver was born into slavery in the final weeks of the Civil War. When he was growing up, George was so good at growing plants that the neighbors called him the "plant doctor." Since George was African American, he wasn't allowed to go to school with white children. But George was so eager for an education that he walked for miles and moved all over the country to go to school. He studied agriculture in college so he could learn to help others. After college, he moved to the South and taught poor farmers how to grow crops better and keep their soil healthier. He became a resp. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 -- Juvenile literature.
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Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943. |
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African American agriculturists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African American agriculturists. |
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Biographies.
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Agriculturists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Agriculturists. |
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United States. |
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Diamond (Mo.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Electronic books.
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Juvenile works.
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Biographies.
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Added Author |
Hare, John.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Montgomery, Christine. George Washington Carver : Teacher and Environmentalist. Kirksville, MO : Truman State University Press, ©2017 9781612482149 |
ISBN |
9781612482149 |
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1612482147 |
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9781612482156 (electronic book) |
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1612482155 (electronic book) |
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