books.google.com - George Washington Carver began life as a slave in the tumultuous world of pre-Civil War Missouri. After the war, the orphaned Carver worked as a farmer, a hotel cook, and a laundryman while pursuing an education. As a professor at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Carver spearheaded the initiative...http://books.google.com/books/about/George_Washington_Carver.html?id=DYAl4rJpewoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareGeorge Washington Carver
