What Was the Industrial Revolution?

What Was the Industrial Revolution? - Paperback

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What Was the Industrial Revolution?

What Was the Industrial Revolution? - Paperback

by Jim E. Gigliotti , Who Hq
$7.99
Sale price  $7.99 Regular price 

Book Overview

The groundbreaking people, ideas, and inventions of the Industrial Revolution, spanning from 1760 to 1840, are brought to life in this fascinating addition to the New York Times bestselling What Was? series.

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 industrial use of new materials like steel, the transition of means of production from human hands to machines, and the adoption of new processes like steam power. These innovations dramatically improved factory output, increased the population, and set a new precedent for standard of living for the average person.

In this illustrated book, which features sixteen pages of black-and-white photographs, readers will learn about the inventions, people, and ideas that made this period one of the most important and exciting times in modern history--one that still impacts our lives today.
ISBN9780593754252
Author Jim E. Gigliotti , Who Hq
PublisherPenguin Workshop
GenreChildren and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages112
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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Ben Hubbard is an accomplished nonfiction author for children and adults with over 160 titles to his name. He has written about many subjects, from space, the samurai, and sharks, to poison, pets, and the Plantagenets. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookshops, schools, and libraries around the world. He currently lives in British Columbia, Canada.

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