Cyrus Hall McCormick And The Reaper (1909)

Cyrus Hall McCormick and the Reaper is a biographical work written by Reuben Gold Thwaites in 1909. The book tells the story of Cyrus Hall McCormick, an American inventor and businessman who revolutionized agriculture with his invention of the mechanical reaper. Thwaites begins by describing McCormick's early life in rural Virginia, where he grew up on a farm and developed an interest in machinery. He then goes on to detail McCormick's struggles to perfect his reaper, which he first patented in 1834. Thwaites explores the various challenges McCormick faced in developing and marketing his invention, including opposition from traditional farmers and legal battles with rival inventors.Throughout the book, Thwaites emphasizes the significance of McCormick's invention, which greatly increased the efficiency of agriculture and helped to fuel the growth of America's agricultural economy. He also highlights McCormick's entrepreneurial spirit and his contributions to other areas of industry, including the manufacture of steam engines and the development of the telegraph.Overall, Cyrus Hall McCormick and the Reaper provides a detailed and engaging account of one of America's most influential inventors and entrepreneurs.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.