The biography of cotton

Title
The biography of cotton

Personal Author EPSB
Carrie, Gleason

Summary
Describes the history of the cultivation and use of cotton including the impact on slavery, urbanization, and industry.

Year Published
2006

Series
How did that get here?

Physical Description
32 p. : ill.

Note
Includes glossary and index.
 
20.00

Contents
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
Accelerated Reader MG 7.3 1.0 103193

Subject
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
9780778724803

Publisher
New York : Crabtree, c2006.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
George P. Nicholson677.21 GLEBook31004000206230Non-Fiction