Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Author: Jessica Gunderson
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780736878951

"In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and the effects it had on the South"--Provided by publisher.

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Author: Jessica Gunderson
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0736868437

In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and the effects it had on the South.

Inventing the Cotton Gin

Inventing the Cotton Gin
Author: Angela Lakwete
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-09-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801882722

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.

Maker of Machines

Maker of Machines
Author: Barbara Mitchell
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2004-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1575057794

Eli Whitney’s love of inventing and pondering new ideas made him one of America’s greatest inventors. Best known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the most important American inventions of the century, he changed cotton production forever. A few years later, Whitney invented machines to make muskets that were identical. The first mass-manufacturing business in the country, his musket factory revolutionized the way Americans made things.

The Inventions of Eli Whitney

The Inventions of Eli Whitney
Author: Holly Cefrey
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2002-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780823964437

Provides a biographical sketch of Eli Whitney and a description of his most famous invention, the cotton gin, which made the harvesting of cotton easier.

Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney
Author: Katie Bagley
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780736815536

A biography of Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin, whose application of standardized parts to the production of weapons and other machines was a major influence in the development of industry.

Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney
Author: Tracy J. Garcia
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477701745

Eli Whitney changed manufacturing with the cotton gin and helped make improvements in the area of mass production through interchangeable parts. Readers will see how Whitney also drastically changed farming in America with his inventions.

Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney
Author: Catherine A. Welch
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0822585448

True or false? Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine for removing seeds from cotton. False! Eli Whitney was the first person to build a wire-toothed cotton gin. But Eli's gin was not the first machine of its kind. He made nails to earn money when he was a boy. He went to court to protect his wire-toothed cotton gin when others tried to build similar machines. He started his own musket-making business.

Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney
Author: Kaye Patchett
Publisher: Blackbirch Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-01-06
Genre: Inventors
ISBN: 9781567114614

This book surveys the life and accomplishments of American inventor and mechanic Eli Whitney, who is best known for building the cotton gin, a machine to separate cotton fiber from its sticky seeds.