Download or read book Cyrus McCormick and His Reaper | U.S. Economy in the mid-1800s | Biography 5th Grade | Children's Biographies written by Dissected Lives and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a relatively easier farming compared to the 1700s, thank Cyrus McCormick. McCormick invented the mechanical reaper, which was hailed as a key invention that propelled the US economy forward. The mechanical reaper increased production and even improved the quality of harvests without the additional toll on farmers and harvesters. Read this book today.