A Compendious History of Cotton Manufacture

List of contents

Chapter 1 National and General Importance of the Cotton Manufacture; Chapter 2 Early Modes of Spinning and Weaving; Chapter 3 Improved Methods of Management and Disposal of Manufactured Goods; Chapter 4 Invention of the Spinning Jenny; Chapter 5 Invention of the Water Frame, or Throstle; Chapter 6 The Carding Engine; Chapter 7 Some Account of the Life of Sir Richard Arkwright; Chapter 8 Mis-statements of the foregoing Facts; Chapter 9 Invention of the Mule and Exportation of Twist; Chapter 10 Change of Character and Manners, in the Population, superinduced by the extension of the Cotton Manufacture; Chapter 11 Moral and Religious Character of Weavers; Chapter 12 The Steam Loom;

About the author

Richard Guest

Summary

First published in 1823.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Guest, Guest Richard
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.1968
• EAN: 9780714613963
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-1396-3
• No. of pages: 104
• Weight: 350 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, History: specific events and topics, Manufacturing industries