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bewarethebookwyrm's review
5.0
George Washington Carver was the son of a slave. After his mother was kidnapped, he and his brother were "adopted" into the home of their 'owner' and raised as their own children. When the slaves were freed, Carver found the only thing he wanted was knowledge and he did everything he could to achieve that and make a better life for himself and for other freed slaves.
For full review go here: http://books4linda.blogspot.com/2011/07/george-washington-carver-by-john-perry.html
For full review go here: http://books4linda.blogspot.com/2011/07/george-washington-carver-by-john-perry.html
marysee's review
5.0
Dr. Carver has been a hero of mine since my childhood. I bought this book at the George Washington Carver National Memorial in Missouri this summer. I was teary-eyed at the memorial and teary-eyed while reading certain parts of this book.
ohiosarah's review
5.0
I really enjoy these biographies in the Christian Encounter Series by Thomas Nelson as they give you a Christian perspective on people from history, that you wouldn’t find out about in secular books. This one on George Washington Carver is actually a fast moving biography – maybe because I like this time period or was just plain fascinated by GWC – regardless this book on his life had me flipping pages fast. I learned about this man of great faith in school, but not much stuck with me and I sure didn’t learn about his Faith in God and how he taught the students at Tuskegee how to see God in all things through His Creation.
From being kidnapped to be raised by his former white owners, to earning an honorary doctorate – George Washington Carver wasn’t one looking for hand outs based on his race, age or even prior slave status. His faith in God took precedence in his life even in his experiments, going so far as to tell others that God told him where and how to do certain experimentation. Never recording any data on paper, he balked at the scientific hypothesis and other ‘norms’ of verification – but nevertheless he had some great results.
While his faith was strong and he continued working almost up until his death, he appeared to be very vain (we all have our vices) – some would donate money to him or give him things and he’d give them back. Instead, he preferred attention and accolades – like the two busts that were made of him – and unveiled in front of a large crowd amid applause. He often would threaten Booker T. Washington that he would quit his job if he didn’t get his way.
I was glad to have had the chance to ‘meet’ this man who has largely gone forgotten in our modern culture. He believed that God created the Earth and he bucked the thought of those who wanted to believe the Earth came about purely by coincidence. I’d recommend this book for anyone who wants to get a brief look at Carver’s life including young students – as this book isn’t long at only 12 chapters, it’s just right for a 4th grader and up to be able to read and understand and gain understanding of this man who joined science and faith.
**I was given an e-copy version of this book from Booksneeze (Thomas Nelson) in exchange for my honest opinion, no other compensation was given.
From being kidnapped to be raised by his former white owners, to earning an honorary doctorate – George Washington Carver wasn’t one looking for hand outs based on his race, age or even prior slave status. His faith in God took precedence in his life even in his experiments, going so far as to tell others that God told him where and how to do certain experimentation. Never recording any data on paper, he balked at the scientific hypothesis and other ‘norms’ of verification – but nevertheless he had some great results.
While his faith was strong and he continued working almost up until his death, he appeared to be very vain (we all have our vices) – some would donate money to him or give him things and he’d give them back. Instead, he preferred attention and accolades – like the two busts that were made of him – and unveiled in front of a large crowd amid applause. He often would threaten Booker T. Washington that he would quit his job if he didn’t get his way.
I was glad to have had the chance to ‘meet’ this man who has largely gone forgotten in our modern culture. He believed that God created the Earth and he bucked the thought of those who wanted to believe the Earth came about purely by coincidence. I’d recommend this book for anyone who wants to get a brief look at Carver’s life including young students – as this book isn’t long at only 12 chapters, it’s just right for a 4th grader and up to be able to read and understand and gain understanding of this man who joined science and faith.
**I was given an e-copy version of this book from Booksneeze (Thomas Nelson) in exchange for my honest opinion, no other compensation was given.
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