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The book offers a chronological political history of the Industrial Revolution, as well as chapters on the major themes. Topics include developments in technology, the factory system and working life for men, women and children, education in factories and schools, the growth of industrial towns, and the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the military, ships and seafaring, rail travel, holidays and on local communities.
Easy to navigate, each spread deals with a different topic and consists of maps, diagrams, artwork and photographs. Complete with timeline, glossary and 2-page index.
Contents
1: The Industrial Revolution Begins. The First Industrial Nation
2: The Domestic System
3: The First Factories
4: The Raw Materials and New Inventions. Power - Water and Steam
5: Coal Mining
6: Iron and Steel
7: Railways and Canals
8: Shipbuilding
9: Communications
10: The Great Exhibition
11: Changes in Britain. Working Conditions and the First Reforms
12: The Luddites Attack
13: Trades Unions
14: Making Sense of the Census
15: Towns, Cities and Overcrowding
16: Dirt, Death and Disease
17: The Poor
18: Education
19: Leisure for Everyone
20: Visiting the Industrial Revolution
22: Glossary
23: Index
