George Washington Carver

American educator and an outstanding innovator in the agricultural sciences. Carver, who discovered hundreds of uses for the peanut, dedicated himself especially to bettering the position of African-Americans.

Internet Sites

• George Washington Carver
• Fascinating facts about George Washington Carver
• National Inventors Hall of Fame
• The Legacy of George Washington Carver

Books to Read

• The Story of George Washington Carver (Scholastic Biography) by Eve Moore and Alexander Anderson
• George Washington Carver: In His Own Words by George Washington Carver and Gary R. Kremer
• George Washington Carver: An American Biography by Rackham Holt
• George Washington Carver What Do You See? by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge
• George Washington Carver: Scientist and Teacher by Carol Greene and Steven Greens
• George Washington Carver: Scientist and Symbol by Linda McMurray
• The Story of George Washington Carver by Eve Moore and Alexander Anderson

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