01961cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500280014826400510017630000470022733600260027433700260030033800360032650000310036250800970039352010620049053400450155265300310159785600430162823560UtSlPG20260610133536.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBassett, Sara Ware,d1872-196810aCarl and the Cotton Gin 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-11-20  aE-text prepared by La Monte H. P. Yarroll, Karen Smith-Cox of Lovington Jr.-Sr. High School,  a"Carl and the Cotton Gin" by Sara Ware Bassett is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the life of young Carl McGregor, a boy from a struggling family living in a tenement, as he navigates childhood adventures and the challenges of his home life, all while learning about the invention of the cotton gin and its significance in history.  At the start of the story, we meet Carl and his family, including his strong-willed mother, Mrs. McGregor, who works tirelessly to support her many children by sewing dresses for a dressmaker. The opening chapters depict Carl's interactions with his mother, their community, and other children, focusing on the tension between the desire for education and the need to earn money, as well as the implications of a neighbor's sick child, which brings the community together. Carl's reflections on the cotton gin invention by Eli Whitney also begin to unfold, setting the stage for themes of ingenuity and the impact of inventions on society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCotton -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23560