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My book report is on george washington carver.

The title of the book is george washington carver. The author is Gary R. Kemer. Carver is known for makeing 325 diffrent peanut products and over 100 sweet potato products.

Carver stayed in school until 17 while his brother went to paint houses. He was an agricultural chemist and botanist. He wanted to better the lives of poor southern black farmers by finding uses for agricultral pruducts and natural resourses. He was recognized as a humanitarian and chemical wizard.

From peanuts some of his products were dyes, cosmetics, paints ,plastics, gasoline and nitroglycerin. From sweet potates he made 73 dyes, 17 wood fillers, 14 candies, 5 libary pastes 5 breakfast foods, 4 starches, 4 flours and 3 molasses. Carver also has listings for vinegar and spiced vinegar, dry coffee and instant coffee and candy, after dinner mints, orange drops and lemon drops. He as well made 105 recipes that used peanuts.

Some of his work was on agricultural education. Other important accomplishments included improvement of racial relations, mentoring children, poetry , painting , and religion. He also beileved in hard work, a positive attitude, and a good eduction. His humility, humanitarianism , good nature, frugality , and lack of economic materialism also have been admired widely.

He was not racist, he was among the most famous black men in the United States during the early twentieth century. He was also an accomplished artist and pianist as well. carver worked as a cook, launderer, and grocery clerk while continuing to pursue his education. carver went to western Kansas in 1886 and tried homesteading, building a 14-square-foot sod house.

This book has a lot of information and some of it I have heard before so it has to be true. Plus I checked on the internet for some of it that seems different.