The biography of cotton
Title
:
The biography of cotton
Personal Author EPSB
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Carrie, Gleason
Summary
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Describes the history of the cultivation and use of cotton including the impact on slavery, urbanization, and industry.
Year Published
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2006
Series
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How did that get here?
Physical Description
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32 p. : ill.
Note
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Includes glossary and index.
20.00
Contents
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What is cotton? -- Cotton lands -- From fiber to fabric -- Cotton in the ancient world -- Cotton spreads -- Age of industry -- The cotton gin -- King Cotton -- Slavery -- Mill towns -- Boll weevil -- World cotton today.
Program Information
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Accelerated Reader MG 7.3 1.0 103193
Subject
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Commercial products.
Cotton.
Textile industry.
Farm produce.
Summary
:
Describes the history of the cultivation and use of cotton including the impact on slavery, urbanization, and industry.
ISBN
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9780778724803
Publisher
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New York : Crabtree, c2006.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| George P. Nicholson | 677.21 GLE | Book | 31004000206230 | Non-Fiction |