Industrial Revolution (Eighteenth Century)

Industrial Revolution Sites:

Child Labour in the 19th Century Child Labour in the 19th Century: Features biographies and entries on reformers, supporters, laborers, working conditions, and other things related to child labor in Britain. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm Eccles, Manchester, Canals and Revolution Eccles, Manchester, Canals and Revolution: The story of how the Duke of Bridgewater created the first true canal in the U.K from his coal mines to Manchester. Galleries of related photographs and engravings. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/canals/ A History of Cotton Mills and the Industrial Revolution A History of Cotton Mills and the Industrial Revolution: Extensive excerpt from a book on the development of the textile industry in the U.S., including New England and Mississippi. Author: Narvell Strickland. (Industrial Revolution) http://narvellstrickland1.tripod.com/cottonmillhistory2/index1.html Cotton Town 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. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.cottontown.org/ Lectures on The Industrial Revolution in England Lectures on The Industrial Revolution in England: The full text of these lectures by Arnold Toynbee in 1884. (Industrial Revolution) http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/toynbee/indrev A Short History of Machine Tools A Short History of Machine Tools: Suggests that Great Britain and America were chiefly responsible for the Industrial Revolution. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.darex.com/indurevo.htm The Wilkinson Family - Ironmasters The Wilkinson Family - Ironmasters: 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. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.iron.oakengates.com/ The Industrial Revolution and the Railway System 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. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/index.html Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution: A history project done by a secondary student in Hong Kong. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.geocities.com/turning_world The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution: A brief history of what happened during this time period. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.bergen.org/technology/indust.html What The Industrial Revolution Did For Us What The Industrial Revolution Did For Us: BBC/Open University site to accompany the series 'What The Industrial Rveolution Did For Us', exploring the advances in science and engineering and how their effects are still felt today. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.open2.net/industrialrevolution/ Cotton Times Cotton Times: An overview of the industrial revolution in textiles, profiling workers and reformers of 18th century Britain, related events in labor history, and describing modes of transportation and living. (Industrial Revolution) http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/