George Washington Carver in his own words - Hardcover

Kremer, Gary R.

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9780826204974: George Washington Carver in his own words

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ISBN 10: 082620497X ISBN 13: 9780826204974

Publisher: University of Missouri Press, 1987

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A black man praised by white America-George Washington Carver (1864-1943) was an anomaly in his own time. Now available in paperback, this choice selection of Carver's writings reveals the human side of the famous black scientist, as well as the forces that shaped his creative genius.

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About the Author:

Gary R. Kremer is Executive Director of The State Historical Society of Missouri. He is the author and editor of numerous works, including James Milton Turner and the Promise of America: The Public Life of a Post-Civil War Black Leader; Missouri's Black Heritage, Revised Edition; and George Washington Carver: In His Own Words (all University of Missouri Press). He lives in Jefferson City, Missouri.

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"These documents are carefully edited and arranged in proper context with very helpful and perceptive editorial comments, offering the opportunity for readers to study Carver, the man, in his own words....It is well done and will be of special interest to persons and libraries seeking authoritative material about black Americans."—Choice

"Kremer's excellent introduction and his detailed commentary between letters help put the correspondence into perspective. The result is a balanced look at Carver that retains the flavor of the scientist's story as told in his own words.' ...The work adds to one's understanding of racial attitudes in the South while presenting an engaging portrait of this folk hero."—Georgia Historical Quarterly

"Kremer's background and transitional comments, along with Carver's writings, succeed in bringing Carver to life; helping readers to encounter, empathize with, and appreciate this complex, often contradictory man—egotistical and insecure, empirical and mystical, demanding and self-sacrificing."—Journal of Southern History

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