The Cotton Gin |
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Author:
| Meltzer, Milton |
Series title: | Great Inventions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7614-1537-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
Publisher: | Cavendish Square Publishing LLC
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $45.50 |
Book Description:
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This volume explains the mechanics of the cotton gin, invented in the late eighteenth century by Eli Whitney. It describes how it enabled, tragically, the vast expansion of the American slave trade.
This volume explains the mechanics of the cotton gin, invented in the late eighteenth century by Eli Whitney. It describes how it enabled, tragically, the vast expansion of the American slave trade.