From captivity to fame, or, The life of George Washington Carver
By: by Raleigh H. Merritt
Contributors: Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: African American agriculturists; Biography; African American educators; African Americans; Agriculturists; Agriculture; American Cooking; Tuskegee Institute; George Washington Carver Agricultural Experiment Station
Other titles: Life of George Washington Carver; North American slave narratives.
Notes: Title from electronic title page.

"The supplementary section of this book is composed of bulletins on food and food subjects, etc., issued by Dr. Carver."--Pref.

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Transcribed from: From captivity to fame, or, The life of George Washington Carver / by Raleigh H. Merritt. Boston, Mass. : Meador Publishing Company, c1929. 196 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.

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Table of contents: title: Birth and early childhood; title: Early schooling and struggles; title: Working his way through college; title: First twelve years at Tuskegee; title: Discovers possibilities of native products; title: The Tuskegee Farmers' Conference; title: His creative ability; title: The Carver School Farm Club; title: Still achieving and helping people; title: Views and comments; title: Supplement: 105 different ways to prepare the peanut for the table; title: The sweet potato and various ways to prepare it; title: How to make and save money on the farm; title: How to raise pigs with little money; title: Poultry raising; title: The tomato; title: The cow pea; title: Three delicious meals every day; title: 43 ways to save the wild plum crop; title: Alfalfa; title: The pickling and curing of meat in hot weather.