WIZARD OF TUSKEGEE: The Life of George Washington Carver

by David Manber ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1967

For older children, a straightforward, concise account of Carver's life and work that merits consideration no matter how many others you may have on your shelves. The life was as remarkable as the work, and needs no embellishment: the scrawny nine-year-old who left a good home to learn to read and left another at thirteen to improve his health and his education; the youth who supported himself by doing everything--cooking, cleaning, gardening, laundering, needlework--and did all of them well; the young man who followed his destiny to college and succeeded brilliantly; the human being who made friends wherever he went. His later achievements--the scientific discoveries, the practical applications--appear as a culmination of his proclivities and talents. Of the other Carver biographies, only Shirley Graham's Dr. George Washington Carver, Scientist is comparably mature. The Graham is an exceptionally affecting story; this is the story of an affecting man. The spare style has no particular literary distinction; obversely, it makes no demands on the reader. Boys, particularly, will find this to their liking.

Pub Date: March 1, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Crowell-Collier

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1967

Categories: NONFICTION