BE29110046
GEORGE WASHINGTON: CARVER
Born into slavery and reared during the Reconstruction years in the South, George Washington Carver struggled through poor health, poverty and prejudiceĦ­to become a great benefactor, not only to his peopleĦ­but to his country as well. Carver is known in history books as the "peanut man" ¨C for his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton. As one of the world's foremost experts in agriculture and horticulture, Carver, through his research and teaching at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama practically reinvented land management in the South. He is said to have compiled a list of over 300 uses for and by-products of peanuts such as cosmetics, dyes and paints, plastics, gasoline and nitroglycerin.
DVD
29 minutes
 
Requirement :
Qty :