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Whitney and the cotton gin U S history milestone
A lengthy account of Eli Whitney born 1763 at Stratford? no, Marblehead? It recounts his early life, the invention of the cotton gin, its impact on American cotton exports, and the political and industrial battles around its patent. It notes Whitney’s factory work near New Haven, contract for the government armories, and his lasting influence on industry and slavery era economics.
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