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CONTENTS I. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND HIS TIMES Page 1 II . ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON GIN 66 32 66 53 . III . STEAM IN CAPTIVITY IV . SPINDLE , LOOM , AND NEEDLE IN NEW ENGLAND V. THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION XVI . AGENTS OF COMMUNICATION ...
CONTENTS I. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND HIS TIMES Page 1 II . ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON GIN 66 32 66 53 . III . STEAM IN CAPTIVITY IV . SPINDLE , LOOM , AND NEEDLE IN NEW ENGLAND V. THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION XVI . AGENTS OF COMMUNICATION ...
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... ELI WHITNEY Engraving by W. Hoogland after a painting by King . CHARLES GOODYEAR Engraving from a daguerreotype . In the collection of L. C. Handy , Washington . RICHARD HOE Wood engraving from a photograph . SAMUEL PIERPONT LANGLEY ...
... ELI WHITNEY Engraving by W. Hoogland after a painting by King . CHARLES GOODYEAR Engraving from a daguerreotype . In the collection of L. C. Handy , Washington . RICHARD HOE Wood engraving from a photograph . SAMUEL PIERPONT LANGLEY ...
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... to affect generations then unborn . This was a machine for cleaning cotton and it was of- fered by a young Yankee schoolmaster , temporarily sojourning in the South . + CHAPTER II ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON GIN THE FRANKLIN AND HIS TIMES ...
... to affect generations then unborn . This was a machine for cleaning cotton and it was of- fered by a young Yankee schoolmaster , temporarily sojourning in the South . + CHAPTER II ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON GIN THE FRANKLIN AND HIS TIMES ...
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... on an extensive scale , but after their expulsion the industry languished . The East India Company imported cotton fabrics into England early in the seventeenth century , and these fabrics made their way in 32 ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON.
... on an extensive scale , but after their expulsion the industry languished . The East India Company imported cotton fabrics into England early in the seventeenth century , and these fabrics made their way in 32 ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON.
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... colonial period , however , cotton never became the leading crop , hardly an important crop . Cot- ton could be grown profitably only where there was an abundant supply of exceedingly cheap labor , and ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON GIN 33.
... colonial period , however , cotton never became the leading crop , hardly an important crop . Cot- ton could be grown profitably only where there was an abundant supply of exceedingly cheap labor , and ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON GIN 33.
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