What was the industrial revolution?

"Following the Agricultural Revolution, the Industrial Revolution was a global period of economic and industrial progress in Europe and the United States. In just eighty years, the Industrial Revolution introduced new inventions and ideas that transformed labor and the economy. This included the ind...

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Main Author: Gigliotti, Jim (Author)
Other Authors: Malan, David (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Penguin Workshop, 2025.
Series:What was--?
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Table of Contents:
  • What was the Industrial Revolution?
  • Before the Industrial Revolution
  • The birth of the factory
  • Full steam ahead
  • Railways
  • Unintended consequences
  • Great inventions
  • Into the twentieth century
  • The revolution continues
  • Timelines
  • Bibliography.