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Author Aldrich, Lisa J., 1952-

Title Cyrus McCormick and the mechanical reaper / Lisa J. Aldrich.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., [2002]
©2002
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1154869~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Juvenile Biography  J BIO MCCORMIC    AVAILABLE
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Description 112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary Profiles Cyrus Hall McCormick, whose hatred of farm work led him to invent a machine which made it much quicker and easier to harvest wheat, and which turned him into a multi-millionaire businessman.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-109) and index.
Contents The valley of Virginia -- Building a dream -- War of the reapers -- Expansion -- Chicago -- The Crystal Palace -- Marriage and family -- Work till the end.
Subject McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884 -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Harvesting machinery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Genre Biographies.
ISBN 1883846919 (lib. bdg.)
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