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The Age of Invention: A Chronicle of Mechanical Conquest
Chapters
22 totalPREFATORY NOTE
CHAPTER I. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND HIS TIMES
CHAPTER II. ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON GIN
CHAPTER III. STEAM IN CAPTIVITY
CHAPTER IV. SPINDLE, LOOM, AND NEEDLE IN NEW ENGLAND
CHAPTER V. THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
CHAPTER VI. AGENTS OF COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER VII. THE STORY OF RUBBER
CHAPTER VIII. PIONEERS OF THE MACHINE SHOP
CHAPTER IX. THE FATHERS OF ELECTRICITY
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Chronicles of America series; v. 37
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en
Duration
~5 hours (308K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by The James J. Kelly Library of St. Gregory's University, Alev Akman, Dianne Bean, and David Widger
Release date
2001-11-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Holland Thompson
1873–1940
Best known for writing about the American South in a time of rapid change, this historian also helped bring knowledge to younger readers through major reference works. His books connect regional history with the bigger story of industry, education, and modern America.
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