Topics or subjects concerning the Industrial Revolution include
Transportation - railroads (trains), steam boats, canals
improvements in agriculture
improvements in energy
improvements in metallurgy
textiles
chemicals
improvements in manufacturing going from small shops to large factories
Databases
the main Academic database is ProQuest
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3 main causes of the Industrial Revolution
1. The emergence of capitalism,
2. European imperialism, efforts to mine coal
3. The effects of the Agricultural Revolution.
The catalog has many different resources and materials available to help you.
Physical books at PJC library include Critical perspectives of the Industrial Revolution, Age of industrialization in America, Fire of his genius (Robert Fulton), steamboats, railroad including trains, Eli Whitney
E-books are available through Netlibrary - see the database selections below.- Makers of machines (Eli Whitney),