Industrial Revolution Reference Library Cumulative Index Edition 1. (U-X-L Industrial Revolution Reference Library)

Launched in Great Britain in the mid-18th century, the Industrial Revolution transformed much of the world from a simple agricultural society into a complex industrial society. U- X- L(R) 's "Industrial Revolution Reference Library"covers the ideas and social turmoil that marked this transition as well as the machines, manufacturing processes and energy sources that spurred it on. "Industrial Revolution: Almanac" includes approximately 12 thematic chapters and research and activity ideas. "Industrial Revolution: Biographies" profiles approximately 30 of the major figures of the period. Arranged thematically, "Industrial Revolution: Primary Sources" includes excerpts from speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts, novels, poems, memoirs and other documents from the era.