Summary: The First Industrial Revolution

The First Industrial Revolution

The First Industrial Revolution

Morris, Charles R., and J. E. Morris. The dawn of innovation: the first American industrial revolution. New York: PublicAffairs, 2012.

In this book, it’s all about the American Revolution, for many centuries Great Britain was on top. “As the United States became the world’s dominant power of the twentieth century, the model of society, albeit much adapted and trammeled, became the norm in advanced countries” (Morris2012) In this quote it show’s that the United States over powered the Great Britain by becoming the most dominant power.
“The Dawn of Innovation therefore take the story back to the
beginning f the century, when the country started building the economic platform that launched the astonishing industrial development in the decades after the Civil War.” (Morris2012) This book is considered a credible source and has abundant useful information about how America has advanced in technology. In other words, this book can help one see how our world has developed over centuries.

Deane, Phyllis. The first industrial revolution. Cambridge [Eng.: University Press, 1965.

“An industrial revolution is the process of economic change by which a country is shifted on to a path of sustained growth in productivity and living standards.” (Deane1965) This book is not so much about how one country over powered another but more so focused on the people in the country and how they are affected with the economic turns that the industrial revolution had impacted them. If you want to know about the economic transformation than this book is extremely helpful, you will learn the starting point and the achievement. There is also two editions to this book, in the second edition it summarizes the first one and clear’s up anything that wasn’t made clear in the first book. So I would say that this book is credible to some people if they are studying the economic transformation.

Humphries, Jane. Childhood and child labour in the British Industrial Revolution. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Children did not really have a choice whether they were to be with their mother, or to go out and work in the mines, and the mills.
They would be chosen if there parents’ income had fallen and they could not afford food for the household. In this book it show’s some very deep stories about why the children had to go work in these hard surroundings at such a young age. The children would start at minimum age of 10 if not younger. They would work for 10-hour shifts in one day just to make up for the money that their parent’s could not make at their own jobs. While some kids get to be by their mother sides at the house some children are very unfortunate and have to work out in the warmth with little water and food. This book makes you wonder what kind of life some of these kids had growing up compared to what kids are like in today society. This to me is a credible source due that it has very logical explanations to back up the author opinions.

Bagley, Katie. The early American Industrial Revolution, 1793-1850. Mankato, MN.: Bridgestone Books,
2003.

“Great Britain was the world’s most industrialized country, but it was the Americans who amazed everyone.” (Bagley2003) This quote goes on throughout the book as to how the Americans took over the position of Great Britain. The Americans learned everything from the British industrial to begin with. But the Americans thought of techniques that were faster and less expensive than the British ways. The Americans invented more machines and factories, which the British had never thought of. “The industrial Revolution changed lives in the young nation. Some Americans became wealthy owners of factories or mills. Some Americans became inventors and engineers. Others worked long hours in dangerous factories or mines.” (Bagley2003) If it weren’t for all the improvements that the Americans had made they would have never been such an industrialized country. Americans amazed people due to how fast they expanded and how they provided more and more jobs for the people. This book is very interesting to me and easy to understand how the Americans came about to be the most industrialized country.

Marsh, Carole, and Janice Baker. The industrial revolution: from muscles to machines!. Peachtree City, GA: Gallopade International, 2005

The industrial Revolution didn’t grow over night, but in other words in grew over time.
In this book the title says it all, from muscles to machines. The world first started off by using things around stones, wood, and rocks. These typical everyday items soon grew into machinery. “The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative effects on people. There were more and better goods. These good were less expensive. New forms of transportation and communication were invented. New materials and energy sources were developed.” All these were the positive impacts that the Industrial revolution had brought people were happy with this. But when “ Industry brought pollution, child labor, low wages, and crowded cites.” Is when everything went corrupt. The industrial revolution has made what our world is today so we have to be thankful for that. Back then it had some bad perks but everything has now been cleared up for the best. In my personal opinion this book has many positive’s to read especially when you are writing a paper, it shows you side by side the positive and negative effects that the industrial revolution had on our
country.