A complete guide to the age of steam, steel, and social change. 8 in-depth guides and over 100 articles covering the inventions, people, and upheavals that built the modern world.
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An in-depth look at the Industrial Revolution, covering its origins, key inventions, leading figures, social consequences, and lasting legacy across Britain, Europe, and the United States.
A comprehensive account of the First Industrial Revolution, covering steam power, textile mechanization, iron and steel, transportation, and the rise of the factory system in Britain.
A comprehensive account of the Second Industrial Revolution, including the rise of electricity, the steel and automobile industries, chemical manufacturing, and the new communication technologies.
A comprehensive account of the British Industrial Revolution, including the growth of the great industrial cities, the British textile industry, the British Empire and industrialization, and the working conditions in British factories.
A comprehensive account of the American Industrial Revolution, including the rise of the Lowell system, the transcontinental railroad, the great inventors, and the modern corporation.
A comprehensive account of the textile industry, the first major industry to be transformed by the Industrial Revolution, with a focus on cotton, wool, and the new factory system.
A comprehensive account of the key technologies of the Industrial Revolution, including the steam engine, the power loom, the telegraph, and the railroad, and their impact on the modern world.
An examination of how the Industrial Revolution transformed daily life, work, family, and community, including the rise of the industrial working class, urbanization, and new forms of social conflict.
