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George Washington Carver

1860 - 1943

George Washington Carver was a very good student.

He became a teacher and a scientist.

Carver taught farmers how to grow more crops.

He invented new uses for crops.

Carver invented many new uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.

New uses of farm crops helped farmers and consumers.

Links for George Washington Carver

Biography: Garden of Praise

Picture with Student

Images from Iowa State

Large Picture of George Washington Carver

Image courtesy of George Washington Carver website ( http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html ),
University Archives, Iowa State University Library.