Industrial Revolution Resources List
From Farm to Factory Resource List
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- EasyBib
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- Encyclopædia Britannica and Online School Edition
- Salem History
- Massachusetts History Online
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- U.S. History Collection and U.S. History in Context*
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Websites
- In the Past Lane: Your Highway to History
Excellent material in this informative and wonderfully written blog from Professor Edward O'Donnell of Holy Cross College.
- American Artifacts: Old Sturbridge Village
American History TV visits Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, a “living history” museum that depicts early New England life from 1790 to 1840. Now, we hear from costumed historians who present what is was like to live and work in 19th-century New England.
Curator Tom Kelleher serves as our guide.
DESTINY CATALOG SELECTED WEBSITES |
TOPIC | LANGUAGE | LEXILE |
URL |
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The New England Craftsmen |
Artisans | English | BR | |
An 18th-Century Trades Sampler |
North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Artisans | English | 1420 |
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) from The National Archives
DESTINY CATALOG SELECTED WEBSITES |
TOPIC | LANGUAGE | LEXILE | URL |
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Early Industrialization |
Industrialization | English | 1180 | |
Industrialization and Its Consequences |
Industrial revolution, Industrialization, World history--19th century, Colonization | English | 1290 | |
Impact of Industrialism |
Industrialization | English | 1200 | |
Plain and Neat: Cabinetmakers Preserve Colonial Craftsmanship |
Cabinetwork, Virginia--History | English | 1060 | |
Business, Labor, and Technology in the Gilded Age (1868-1922) |
Industrial revolution, Industrialization, Industrialists, Monopolies | English | 660 | |
Jay Gould |
Gould, Jay,--1836-1892 | English | 1090 | |
36b. The New Tycoons: John D. Rockefeller |
Rockefeller, John D.--(John Davison),--1839-1937, Capitalism | English | 1000 | |
John D. Rockefeller |
Rockefeller, John D.--(John Davison),--1839-1937, Philanthropists, Monopolies | English | 1240 | |
Ruthless in Manhattan |
Vanderbilt, Cornelius,--1794-1877 | English | 1160 | |
America Unbridled: The Iron Horse and Manifest Destiny |
Railroads--History, United States--Territorial expansion, Manifest Destiny (Westward expansion) | English | BR | |
The Gilded Age |
United States--Politics and government--1865-1900, United States--History--1865-1898, Political corruption | English | 1240 | |
The Gilded Age |
United States--History--1865-1898 | English | 1290 |
- Lawrence Heritage State Park
- Lowell and Lawrence Textile Mills
- Lowell National Historical Park
Did You Know? The population of Lowell grew dramatically during the years of industrial expansion-rising from about 2,500 in 1826 to more than 33,000 in 1850, when Lowell was the second largest city in Massachusetts.
The Britannica Guide to Inventions that Changed the Modern World
Call #: 609 BRI edited by Robert Curley.
Turning points in history
Published 2010
- Inventors and Inventions
Call #: REF 609 INV V.1 [editor, Evelyn Ngeow].
Published 2008
- The 100 Most Influential Inventors of All Time
ebook Call #: 920 100 edited by Robert Curley.
Britannica guide to the world's most influential people
Published 2010
- Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Call #: REF 973.8 ENC v.1 edited by John D. Buenker and Joseph Buenker.
Published 2005
A comprehensive guide to the era. Includes biographies, topic coverage and primary source material.
Dictionary of American History
Call #: REF 973.03 DIC v.1 - v. 10
Published 2003
Detailed resource with in-depth coverage. Ex. Haymarket Riot article -> see also Anarchists; Chicago; Labor; Wages and Salaries; Work; and picture (overleaf)
The Progressive Era: Primary Documents on Events from 1890 to 1914
Call #: 973.8 BUR Burt, Elizabeth V., 1943-
Debating historical issues in the media of the time
Published 2004
Workers Unite! The American Labor Movement
Call #: 331.88 HIL Hillstrom, Kevin, 1963-
Defining moments
Published 2011
Outstanding resource of background information using primary source material.
Ex. "Whether you work by the piece or work by the day, Decreasing the hours increases the pay."
Nineteenth-century labor slogan penned by Mary Steward, the wife of a Boston machinist and union organizer.
- The Industrial Revolution in the United States
Call #: 330.973 NAR Nardo, Don, 1947-
The lucent library of historical eras
Published 2009
Informative and entertaining series. Includes primary source materials.
The Industrial Revolution's Workers and Their Lives
Call #: 331.09 NAR Nardo, Don, 1947-
The Lucent library of historical eras
Published 2009
- Industrial Revolution: Social and Economic Effects
Call #: 330.9 NAR Nardo, Don, 1947-
The Lucent library of historical eras
Published 2009
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