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Something says find outwhy rain falls what makes corn proudand squash so humble the questionscall like a train whistle George Washington Carver was determined to help the people he loved Born enslaved in Missouri he left home in search of an education eventually earning his masters degree When Booker T Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the allBlackstaffed Tuskegee Institute Carver found his calling He spent the rest of his life seeking solutions to poverty among landless Black farmers by developing new uses for soilreplenishing crops such as peanuts cowpeas and sweet potatoes Known for his achievements as a botanist and inventor Carvers quest also led him to become a gifted painter musician and teacher This collection of poems by awardwinning poet Marilyn Nelson paints a compelling portrait of Carvers complex profoundly devout life