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Author Gibson, Karen Bush.

Title The life and times of Eli Whitney / Karen Bush Gibson.

Publication Info. Newark, DE : Mitchell Lane Publishers, [2007]
©2007
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 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Children's Department  JB WHITNEY    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J92 WHITNEY    Check Shelf
Description 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Series Profiles in American history
Profiles in American history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Contents Ten days that changed the world: "Cotton is king" - Mechanical genius -- "Old Eli" -- Cotton gin patent: Thomas Jefferson -- Father of mass production: Whitneyville -- Visionary: Industrial revolution -- Chapter notes -- Chronology -- Timeline in history -- Further reading -- Young adults -- Works consulted -- On the internet -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary Examines the life of the inventor of the cotton gin.
Subject Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825 -- Juvenile literature.
Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors.
ISBN 1584154349 library bound alkaline paper
9781584154341 library bound alkaline paper
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