Summary Modern Marvels: Cotton takes us on a journey from the California cotton fields to the textile mills of North Carolina, the cotton oil mills of Arkansas, and back to the garment factories of Los Angeles. The show focuses on the great technological developments in cotton's history, including: the cotton gin, spindle picker, cotton module builder, power loom, the evolution of yarn spinning technology... and of course the ingenious method that finally licked the boll weevil. Along the way, we'll survey cotton's remarkable knack for weaving itself into history... including the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Lloyd Sherr William Atwater Adam Richman Harlan Saperstein
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 17, 2006
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : History
Language : English
Filming locations : Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Production companies : Al Roker Productions Actuality Productions American Dad
Summary Modern Marvels: Cotton takes us on a journey from the California cotton fields to the textile mills of North Carolina, the cotton oil mills of Arkansas, and back to the garment factories of Los Angeles. The show focuses on the great technological developments in cotton's history, including: the cotton gin, spindle picker, cotton module builder, power loom, the evolution of yarn spinning technology... and of course the ingenious method that finally licked the boll weevil. Along the way, we'll survey cotton's remarkable knack for weaving itself into history... including the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War.
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 17, 2006
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : History
Language : English
Filming locations : Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Production companies : Al Roker Productions Actuality Productions American Dad
