Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Cyrus Mc Cormick 1809 1884
Easy to read brief biography of the man who invented the mechanical reaper, Cyrus McCormick (1808-1884). View a timeline and see pictures of the reaper and other harvesting machines.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Cyrus Mc Cormick
Learn how Cyrus McCormick made a good reaper to harvest grain, then improved upon his work. He went West, visiting farmers and improving his machine, becoming one of the leaders in the farming industry. (In Spanish)