Recommended Reading

"O! Sit not down nor idly stand;
There's plenty to do on every hand.
If you cannot prosper to work like some,
You've at least one talent, improve that one."
~ George Washington Carver

Kelsie and I recently started a read-aloud book during her nursing sessions entitled, George Washington Carver - The Man Who Overcame. We are now half-way through, and thus far, this well written biography has proven to be delightful to read! The author's notable gift with words makes the account of this former-slave-turned-famous scientist (and artist, agriculturalist, botanist, musician, and teacher) come alive off the pages!

George W. Carver was certainly an incredibly gifted man of many, many talents. However, what has especially struck me about his life is the depth of character he possessed from a very early age. As a young man, George W. Carver demonstrated an amazing amount of diligence and perseverance on his quest for knowledge and achievement. He worked countless jobs in countless little towns cooking, cleaning, chopping firewood, washing/ironing clothes, waiting tables, tending plants, and typing telegraphs in order to put himself through school, all the while touching countless lives.

We are now at the part where George has finished his master's degree and is collaborating with Booker T. Washington to form the Tuskegee Institute. I am looking forward to learning the rest of his life story in such detail!

If you are looking for a good book that is both fun to read and inpsiring, check out George Washington Carver - The Man Who Overcame!