Project Gutenberg 2013-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 403 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 Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Harvesting machinery McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884 HD Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 427088 2025-09-17T05:20:44.419469 text/html 382298 2024-10-23T13:47:25 text/html 2024020 2025-09-17T05:20:52.898402 application/epub+zip 2027324 2025-09-17T05:20:46.383474 application/epub+zip 221098 2025-09-17T05:20:45.258482 application/epub+zip 2954242 2025-09-17T05:20:57.508377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2897354 2025-09-17T05:20:51.772418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300965 2022-09-19T07:53:31.564093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318648 2025-09-17T05:20:43.426512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 298490 2024-10-23T13:47:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17396 2025-09-17T05:20:57.656393 application/rdf+xml 17636 2025-09-17T05:20:45.401432 image/jpeg 2885 2025-09-17T05:20:45.331475 image/jpeg 1862694 2025-09-17T05:20:44.550434 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia