The British Industrial Revolution

by Alan Allport and Dr Alan Allport

Book Overview

Between approximately 1750 and 1850, Great Britain experienced the world's first industrial revolution. In the space of just three or four generations, a society of peasant farmers living life according to the ancient rhythms of nature was rebuilt into a dynamic industrial community of smokestack factories and great bustling cities. Horse-drawn wagons were replaced by the iron railroad, sailing ships by the steamboat. Britain's economic transformation...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604134984
• ISBN13: 9781604134988
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12