The cotton gin
Titre
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The cotton gin
Nancy. Robinson Masters
Sommaire
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Removing seeds from cotton was time-consuming and labor-intensive before the invention of the cotton gin. The gin made this work easier and faster and had a tremendous impact on Southern plantations and in the textile industry.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2006
Inventions that shaped the world
Description matérielle
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80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Note générale
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Includes index.
Vedette-matière - nom de personne
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Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
Inventors.
Résumé
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Removing seeds from cotton was time-consuming and labor-intensive before the invention of the cotton gin. The gin made this work easier and faster and had a tremendous impact on Southern plantations and in the textile industry.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780531124062
Informations de publication
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New York : Franklin Watts, 2006.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| Lansdowne | 677 MAS | Book | 30180000013494 | Non-Fiction |