Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2013-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 100 Casson, Herbert Newton 1869 1951 Gasson, Herbert N. (Herbert Newton) 09028139 Cyrus Hall McCormick: His Life and Work E-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) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41953/41953-h/images/cover.jpg en Harvesting machinery McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884 HD Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Engineering & Construction 427484 427096 2024-09-17T14:28:24.905760 2023-09-18T09:15:45.887873 text/html text/html 403115 2013-01-31T11:37:16 text/html 1840816 2013-01-31T11:44:10 text/html application/zip 2024425 2024-09-17T14:28:34.178612 application/epub+zip 2027681 2024-09-17T14:28:26.848665 application/epub+zip 221465 2024-09-17T14:28:25.776653 application/epub+zip 2956367 2024-09-17T14:28:39.360574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2898312 2024-09-17T14:28:32.941637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300965 2022-09-19T07:53:31.564093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318973 318619 2024-09-17T14:28:23.472657 2023-09-18T09:15:44.546858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 318333 2013-01-31T11:42:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122411 2013-01-31T11:42:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 318340 2013-01-31T11:42:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122393 2013-01-31T11:42:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20616 2024-09-17T14:28:39.519567 application/rdf+xml 17636 2024-09-17T14:28:25.958656 image/jpeg 2885 2024-09-17T14:28:25.873641 image/jpeg 1862778 2024-09-17T14:28:25.033662 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia