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The cotton ginThe cotton gin

The cotton gin

Nancy Robinson Masters

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Explains the importance of cotton and the mechanics of the cotton gin, patented by Eli Whitney in 1794, and describes how this invention enabled the expansion of the American slave trade.

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OL Work ID
OL20379766W

Subjects

Cotton manufactureJuvenile literatureBiographyInventorsWhitney, eli, 1765-1825Inventors, juvenile literature

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