Carvers’ George (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Florence Crannell Means
- First Published: 1952
- Time of Work: 1860–1943
- Setting: The Missouri Ozarks, Kansas, Iowa, and Alabama
- Principal Characters: George Washington Carver, Moses, Aunt Mariah, Aunt Lucy Seymour, President Holmes, Etta Budd, Booker T. Washington, Henry Ford, Austin W. Curtis, Jr.
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: African Americans, Racism, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Science or scientists, Biography, Population
- Locales: Alabama, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri
Form and Content
In Carvers’ George, a biography of George Washington Carver, Florence Crannell Means creates a believable and realistic story of a true American hero. Born around 1860 to slaves, the infant George was kidnapped along with his mother by raiders who later abandoned him, thinking that he was too sickly. George was found and returned to his mother’s owners, the Carvers, who through desperate efforts saved him. The Carvers’ George survived, although in a society in which he had no surname or known birthdate. Means documents the struggles of this sickly...
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