Presents firsthand historical accounts that provide information about what life was like during the Industrial Revolution, and includes a time line, photographs, and a glossary.
Content Note
Introduction -- How do we know? -- Life before the Industrial Revolution -- The new iron age -- King Cotton -- Weaving the future -- Child labor -- Violent reaction -- Coal mining -- An age of invention -- Canal mania -- Full steam ahead -- The dawn of the railroad age -- Capturing an image -- Messages in the wires -- "Workers of all lands, unite!" -- The arrival of oil -- The power of the voice -- Lighting the way -- The price of progress -- Transatlantic signals -- Into the air -- The assembly line -- What have we learned from the Industrial Revolution?