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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aCyrus Hall McCormick: His Life and Work |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2013 |
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| 508 | _aE-text prepared by Tom Roch, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University (http://chla.library.cornell.edu/) and Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) | ||
| 520 | _a"Cyrus Hall McCormick: His Life and Work" by Herbert Newton Casson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Cyrus Hall McCormick, the inventor of the mechanical reaper, and how his innovations revolutionized agriculture and contributed to the industrial growth of the United States during the 19th century. Through McCormick's story, the text delves into the broader themes of innovation, industry, and the evolution of farming practices. The opening of the book sets the stage by emphasizing the dire agricultural conditions of the early 19th century, highlighting the widespread need for more efficient farming tools. It introduces the context of McCormick's birthplace in Virginia and describes his family's pioneering spirit and industriousness. The narrative underscores the significance of McCormick's invention against the backdrop of societal struggles for food and labor, establishing the groundwork for the chapters that will follow, which promise to chronicle not only McCormick's invention of the reaper but also the challenges he faced in manufacturing and popularizing this groundbreaking agricultural tool. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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| 653 | _aHarvesting machinery | ||
| 653 | _aMcCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884 | ||
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