George Washington Carver : in his own words /

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George Washington Carver (1864-1943) is best know for developing new uses for agricultural crops and teaching methods of soil improvement to southern farmers. This annotated selection of his letters and other writings reveals the forces that shaped his creative genius, including the influence of per...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
Otros Autores: Kremer, Gary R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2017]
Temas:
Carver, George Washington, > 1864?-1943.
Carver, George Washington, > 1864?-1943
Agriculturists > United States > Correspondence.
African American agriculturists > United States > Correspondence.
Agronomes > États-Unis > Correspondance.
Agronomes noirs américains > États-Unis > Correspondance.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
African American agriculturists.
Agriculturists.
United States.
Autobiography
Autobiographies.
Personal correspondence.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Carver
  • the man and the myth
  • Self-portraits : Carver's self-image over time
  • The pre-Tuskegee years : Old friends remembered
  • Tuskegee Institute : Carver and his coworkers
  • The teacher as a motivator : Carver and his students
  • The scientist as servant : "Helping the man farthest down"
  • The scientist as mystic : "Reading God out of nature's great book"
  • Carver : Black man in white America
  • Carver and his boys
  • Remembering George Washington Carver : An intimate portrait.

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