Williams, Sherman · Boston, Ginn & Company · leaf 155
Canada Southern, and MichiganCentral was obtained, and the magnificently equipped andwell managed Vanderbilt system was complete. Business is a commercial warfare and, like other formsof war, is not always conducted in the most humane manner.While individuals may have suffered through Mr.… … Eli Whitney 146 ELI WHITNEY 1765-1825 Eli Whitney will always be known to the general publicas the inventor of the cotton gin, although his other inven-tions are also worthy of mention. He was born in Westboro, Massachusetts, December 8,1765. His father was an influential farmer, though not arich…
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