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The industrial revolutionaries
the making of the modern world, 1776-1914
By Weightman, Gavin
- ISBN
- 978-0-80211-899-8
- Publisher
- New York : Grove Press, c2007.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2009
In the period covered by this book-just a little over a century-the world shifted from reliance on human labor to the use of machines as an essential aspect of daily life and work. Weightman's (The Frozen Water Trade: A True Story) well-researched study examines the lives of familiar figures who made such advancement possible and brings to light equally important names now absent from general knowledge. Yet it w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
