Powerful article. Really liked the correlation made with the railroad industry in social lives of people. Do you think that if the railroad industry had not occurred the way it did, would other industries such as the telephone, steel, and coal industri…
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The Rise of Big Businesses : RAILROAD Industry
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This post is regarding the exponential value the railroad industry played in the development of the American economy and most importantly, American business practices and ideologies: The Rise of Big Businesses starts off by describing the emergence of ‘managerial revolution’ after 1841 which resulted from a train clash incident earlier in Massachusetts. This led to the …
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Comment on Changes in English Agriculture by blogrh
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Detailed and clear exposition, Rae. Thanks. RH
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Changes in English Agriculture
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Before the Bills of Enclosure were passed by Parliament, agriculture in England existed in an “openfield system.” Under this system, even the poorest individuals were invested in the land that they worked. Farmers acquired small plots of land by purchase, by marriage, or by inheritance: though, everyone was permitted equal access to the common land, … Continue reading Changes in English Agriculture
Coal and Iron in the Industrial Revolution
My Commentary on W. David Lewis and Iron and Steel in America
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(Iron and Steel in America: Early Foundations by W. David Lewis) Lewis argues in his article that the United States originally used minimal iron compared to Europe, but as colonialization increased in the colonies so to did iron requirements. Almost everything was made out of wood in the 1600s and 1700s. Boats, wagons, tools, homes, …
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Early Tech in China
The Commencement of Paper
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An article by Erica AlvarezBefore the invention of paper, the people of China used bamboo, animal bones, and silk to write on for record keeping and other documentation needs. Bamboo and animal bones, though handy, proved heavy and inconvenient to carry around. Likewise, costly silk . Cai Lun invented paper in the Han Dynasty, China…
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Changes in English Agriculture
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When I think of Britain and the industrial revolution, I think of the beginning of technology. Technological advancements that would pave the way to a world we could have never imagined. After reading this article written by E. R. Chamberlin, The Awakening Giant: Britain in the Industrial Revolution (London:B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1976), pp. 40-44, …
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Comment on Kessler “McCellan – Industrial Revolution” by rbouldin
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It is very interesting to think of the ideology of society at the time surrounding the industrial revolution as shifting from survival to efficiency, and the consequences that that would bring. Thank you for sharing!
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The Textile Industry in the Industrial Revolution
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The United States was behind Great Britain in their industrial revolution for multiple reasons. However, one of the main reasons was because of Great Britain’s restriction of their ideas. The people there were the first to implement many ideas into their technologies, and they held onto them for as long as they could. Great Britain …
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Coal and Iron in the Industrial Revolution
The Rise of Coal Technology
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John R. Harris’s article The Rise of Coal Technology highlights the technological developments associated with coal and provides the reader with a historical timeline of the inventions and industries which are bound to this significant development. Interestingly, Harris notes that inventions of the late 18th century came about from earlier developments, less known or historically …