Lukol Directory: Society: History: By Time Period: Eighteenth Century: Industrial Revolution

Industry Revolution
A brief introduction to the revolution with information on the causes, inventions, and inventors.
http://www.geocities.com/gjnllh/

Eccles, Manchester, Canals and Revolution.
Amateur local history page describing contributions from the area to the industrial revolution, with essays and photos.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/canals/

A History of Cotton Mills and the Industrial Revolution
Extensive excerpt from a book on the development of the textile industry in the United States, including New England and Mississippi.
http://narvellstrickland1.tripod.com/cotto...

What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us
Explores the advances in science and engineering and how their effects are still felt today.
http://www.open2.net/industrialrevolution/

The Steam Engine Library
Online texts of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/

Industrial Revolution
A comprehensive entry on the Industrial Revolution.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsboo...

Cotton Times - Understanding the Industrial Revolution
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.
http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/

The Wilkinson Family, Ironmasters - The Beginning of an Industrial Empire
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.
http://www.iron.oakengates.com/

Industrial Revolution
A slide show presentation on the Industrial Revolution, including a look at inventions, labor laws, and socialism.
http://members.tripod.com/xu_chen/indusrev...

Industrial Revolution
A history project done by a secondary student in Hong Kong.
http://www.geocities.com/turning_world/

Letter of Leeds Cloth Merchants
Defense on the use of machines.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1791mac...

Modern History Sourcebook
The Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786, against the use of machines in their industry.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1786mac...

Cotton Town
Tells the story of the rapid social and economic changes that occurred as Blackburn and Darwen began to expand with the growth of the British textile industry.
http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=...

Industrial Revolution Vocabulary
Related terms with definitions.
http://www.drizzle.com/~jcouture/1_world/i...

The Industrial Revolution
Introduction to the Industrial Revolution.
http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/...

Lectures on The Industrial Revolution in England
The full text by Arnold Toynbee in 1884.
http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/u...

Child Labour 1750 - 1850
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.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchi...

The Industrial Revolution
A brief history of what happened during this time period.
http://www.bergen.org/technology/indust.ht...

What England And America Taught Each Other About Machining
Suggests that Great Britain and America were chiefly responsible for the Industrial Revolution.
http://www.darex.com/new/articles/brittool...

The Wolverhampton Gunlock Makers
A sketch history of the family businesses who produced gunlocks (firing mechanisms for guns), from the 18th century to present day.
http://www.wolverhampton-gunlocks.fslife.c...

Accounts of the Potato Revolution
Writings of various authors.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1695pot...

Factory Workers in the British Industrial Revolution
Papers on children, men, and women as factory workers as complete texts and abstracts by Douglas Galbi.
http://www.galbithink.org/fw.htm

The Industrial Revolution and the Railway System
Features a range of historical information and data including research papers, images, and extracts from the Illustrated London News.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/...





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