Mother of Invention

by Owens, Thomas S.

• ISBN13: 9780780794405
• ISBN10: 0780794400
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Perfection Learning

Summary

Mrs. Alexander stopped drawing in the dirt. Her stick waved in the air as she talked. "You did it, John!" she said. "When you talked of crushing corn with your fists, I saw the future." John looked at the dirt. "I don't understand," he said. "Fists are like hammers," his mother said. She pointed to her drawing. "We need two wheels," she continued. "I could pump a foot pedal up and down. The force would turn one wheel." Now John understood. He smiled. "And my fists would hit the spokes of the other wheel where the corn falls." John's mother nodded. "Yes, just like making a whetstone turn with my feet." Book jacket.

Table of Contents

A Boy's Wish	p. 5
Two Alone	p. 10
A Life of Service	p. 15
The Working World	p. 21
The Master Speaks	p. 27
New Hope	p. 33
Making It Work	p. 40
The New Day	p. 46
Women and Work	p. 52
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