George Washington Carver (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Rackham Holt
- First Published: 1943
- Time of Work: 1864–1943
- Setting: Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Tuskegee, Alabama
- Principal Characters: George Washington Carver, Moses and Susan Carver, Jim Carver, Andrew and Mariah Watkins, Christopher and Lucy Seymour, John and Lucy Milholland, Etta Budd, Mrs. Arthur W. Liston, Booker T. Washington
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: African Americans, Racism, Science or scientists, Farms, farmers, or farming, Food, Agriculture, Biography, Research, Philanthropy or philanthropists
- Locales: Kansas, Tuskegee, AL, Iowa, Missouri
Form and Content
Rackham Holt’s George Washington Carver: An American Biography gives details of Carver’s life from beginning to end, including the development of his research. Starting with the aftermath of the Civil War, the chapters in this continuous narrative have such titles as “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.” These phrases are quoted from hymns and spirituals but reflect Carver’s experiences. They also connect personal events with the African-American community’s traditional vision.
The narrative begins with a Missouri frontier story...
[The entire page is 1548 words long]
- Add George Washington Carver to your favorites