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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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Writings of various authors.
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Categories include: Factory Reformers, Supporters of Child Labour, Life in the Factory, The Factory Workers, Tactics and Issues, and The Factory Acts
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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.
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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.
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Amateur local history page describing contributions from the area to the industrial revolution, with essays and photos.
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Papers on children, men, and women as factory workers as complete texts and abstracts by Douglas Galbi.
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A history project done by a secondary student in Hong Kong.
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Related terms with definitions.
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A brief introduction to the revolution with information on the causes, inventions, and inventors.
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The full text by Arnold Toynbee in 1884.
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Defense on the use of machines.
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The Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786, against the use of machines in their industry.
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Professor Gerhard Rempel's introduction to the Industrial Revolution.
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Features a range of historical information and data including research papers, images, and extracts from the Illustrated London News.
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Online texts of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine.
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A sketch history of the family businesses who produced gunlocks (firing mechanisms for guns) from the 18th century to present day.
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Explores the advances in science and engineering and how their effects are still felt today.
