Inventing the Cotton Gin
| Author | : Angela Lakwete |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2005-09-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801882729 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801882722 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (722 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Inventing the Cotton Gin by : Angela Lakwete
Download or read book Inventing the Cotton Gin written by Angela Lakwete and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005-09-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.