Bale o' Cotton The Mechanical Art of Cotton Ginning |
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Author:
| Britton, Karen Gerhardt |
Series title: | Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas a&M University Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-62349-297-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Offers a unique blend of fact and folklore about cotton ginning, the process that takes cotton from the field, separates fibres from seeds, and packages the lint into a bale for shipment to market. It traces the development of the industry, the equipment, and the techniques of this integral facet of American life from its English beginnings in 1793, through its heyday in the American South, to its present technological peak.
Offers a unique blend of fact and folklore about cotton ginning, the process that takes cotton from the field, separates fibres from seeds, and packages the lint into a bale for shipment to market. It traces the development of the industry, the equipment, and the techniques of this integral facet of American life from its English beginnings in 1793, through its heyday in the American South, to its present technological peak.