The biography of cotton

Título
The biography of cotton

Carrie, Gleason

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

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2006

How did that get here?

Descripción física
32 p. : ill.

Nota general
Includes glossary and index.
 
20.00

Contenido
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.

Información del programa
Accelerated Reader MG 7.3 1.0 103193

Término de la materia
Commercial products.
 
Cotton.
 
Textile industry.
 
Farm produce.

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

ISBN
9780778724803

Información de publicación
New York : Crabtree, c2006.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
George P. Nicholson677.21 GLEBook31004000206230Non-Fiction