Lewis Latimer
Subtitle: creating bright ideas
By: Eleanor Ayer.
Series: Innovative ideas
Publisher: Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Austin, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Latimer, Lewis Howard, 1848-1928 -- Juvenile literature.; Latimer, Lewis Howard, 1848-1928.; African American inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Inventors.; African Americans -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: A biography of the self-educated son of former slaves, describing the positive outlook and determination that allowed him to overcome poverty and racism and become a successful inventor.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-109) and index.