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Eli Whitney and the cotton gin / by Jessica Gunderson ; illustrated by Gerry Acerno, Rodney Ramos, and Charles Barnett III.

Gunderson, Jessica. (Author). Acerno, Gerry, (illustrator.). Barnett, Charles, III, (illustrator.). Ramos, Rodney, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0736868437
  • ISBN: 9780736868433
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Mankato, Minn. : Capstone, [2007]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 Seeds of an Idea 4 -- Chapter 2 Cotton Gin Is Born 10 -- Chapter 3 A Stolen Idea 18 -- Chapter 4 Cost of a Dream 24 -- More about Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin 28.
Target Audience Note:
GN580L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.9 0.5 112491.
Subject: Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825 > Juvenile literature.
Cotton gins and ginning > Juvenile literature.
Inventors > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 7 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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