Inventing the Cotton Gin

Preface vii Acknowledgments xi 1 Cotton and the Gin to 1600 1(20) 2 The Roller Gin in the Americas, 1607-1790 21(26) 3 The Invention of the Saw Gin, 1790-1810 47(25) 4 The Transition from the Roller to the Saw Gin, 1796-1830 72(25) 5 The Saw Gin Industry, 1830-1865 97(25) 6 Saw Gin Innovation, 1820-1860 122(26) 7 Old and New Roller Gins, 1820-1870 148(29) 8 Machine and Myth 177(16) Notes 193(26) Essay on Sources 219(4) Index 223