Carver: A Life in Poems
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Asheville, N.C. : Front Street, [2001].
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First edition
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103 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Adult Nonfiction / ARTS & RECREATION
811.54 / NELSO, M / carver l
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Published
Asheville, N.C. : Front Street, [2001].
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Book
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.9, 1 Points

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George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had owned his mother. In 1877 he left home in search of an education, eventually earning a master's degree. In 1896, Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the all-black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, where he spent the rest of his life seeking solutions to the poverty among landless black farmers by developing new uses for soil-replenishing crops such as peanuts, cowpeas, and sweet potatoes. Carver's achievements as a botanist and inventor were balanced by his gifts as a painter, musician, and teacher. This Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book by Marilyn Nelson provides a compelling and revealing portrait of Carver's complex, richly interior, profoundly devout life.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Nelson, M. (2001). Carver: A Life in Poems (First edition). Front Street.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-. 2001. Carver: A Life in Poems. Front Street.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-. Carver: A Life in Poems Front Street, 2001.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems First edition, Front Street, 2001.

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