Описание: If a man puts something to block your way, the first time you go around it, the second time you go over it, and the third time you go through it.
Living by these words made inventor and entrepreneur Garrett Morgan unstoppable Growing up in Claysville, Kentucky, the son of freed slaves, young and curious Garrett was eager for life beyond his familys farm. At age fourteen, he moved north to Cleveland, where his creative mind took flight amidst the citys booming clothing-manufacturing industry.
Using his ingenuity and tenacity, Garrett overcame racial barriers and forged a career as a successful businessman and inventor. But when a tunnel collapsed, trapping twenty men, the rescue would test both Garretts invention -- and his courage.
Told in compelling prose by debut picture-book author Joan DiCicco and dynamic illustrations from artist Ebony Glenn, The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan is a powerful biography of an extraordinary man who dedicated his life to improving the lives of others.
