Inventing the Cotton Gin

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Author	: Angela Lakwete
Publisher	: JHU Press
Total Pages	: 256
Release	: 2005-09-16
ISBN-10	: 0801882729
ISBN-13	: 9780801882722
Rating	: 4/5 (29 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Inventing the Cotton Gin by : Angela Lakwete

Book excerpt: Lakwete shows how indentured British, and later enslaved Africans, built and used foot-powered models to process the cotton they grew for export. After Eli Whitney patented his wire-toothed gin, southern mechanics transformed it into the saw gin, offering stiff competition to northern manufacturers.

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