The Industrial Revolution: The Birth of Modern America

by Emily Mahoney

During the Industrial Revolution, millions of Americans moved from farms to cities in search of work in new factories. This shift from an agricultural society to an industrial society was monumental, shaping the United States into the nation it is today. Readers explore the driving forces behind the Industrial Revolution and lasting effects of this dramatic change through carefully chosen primary sources, sidebars that feature first-person accounts...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534561331
• ISBN13: 9781534561335
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10