A comprehensive entry on the Industrial Revolution.
The full text by Arnold Toynbee in 1884.
Offers detailed descriptions on what it was like to work in a factory as a child. Includes biographies of factory reformers, accounts from the workers themselves, legislation passed and statistics.
A slide show presentation on the Industrial Revolution, including a look at inventions, labor laws, and socialism.
A brief history of what happened during this time period.
An overview of the revolution in textiles, profiling workers and reformers of 18th century Britain, related events in labor history, and describing modes of transportation and living.
A series of illustrated historical essays about the family who played a major role in the history and economy of eighteenth century Britain, France and America.
Features a range of historical information and data including research papers, images, and extracts from the Illustrated London News.
A history project done by a secondary student in Hong Kong.
Extensive excerpt from a book on the development of the textile industry in the United States, including New England and Mississippi.
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