First published 2025
The Industrial Revolution transformed the world between 1760 and 1840. Jim Gigliotti examines this period of rapid change that moved production from human hands to machines. The book covers key innovations like steam power and industrial steel use that boosted factory output across Europe and the United States. Gigliotti shows how these advances increased population growth and raised living standards for ordinary people. The author traces how this economic shift followed the Agricultural Revolution and created lasting impacts still felt today. With sixteen pages of black and white photographs, the book presents the inventors, innovations, and concepts that made this era crucial in modern history. Readers discover how eighty years of progress altered labor practices and economic systems globally.
Genres: history, 20th-century, non-fiction, 19th-century, academic, american-history
Vibes: educational, informative, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-overview, social-impact
Setting: Europe, United States
Period: 1760-1840
112 pages · Paperback · Penguin Workshop