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Eli Whitney and the birth of American technology.
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TextSeries: The library of American biographyPublication details: Boston, Little, Brown [1956]Edition: [1st ed.]Description: 215 p. 21 cmISBN: - 0316326216 (pbk.)
- 9780316326216 (pbk.)
- TS1570.W4 G7
Contents:
Economic problems of the United States at the end of the Revolution -- Yankee youth -- The invention of the cotton gin -- The career of Miller & Whitney: the fight for a legal monopoly -- The first contract for muskets -- The birth of the "uniformity system" -- The struggle for widespread acceptance -- The last years and ultimate achievements.
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Economic problems of the United States at the end of the Revolution -- Yankee youth -- The invention of the cotton gin -- The career of Miller & Whitney: the fight for a legal monopoly -- The first contract for muskets -- The birth of the "uniformity system" -- The struggle for widespread acceptance -- The last years and ultimate achievements.