Author: Roger Osborne
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446483282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. Inventors, industrialists and entrepreneurs ushered in the age of powered machinery and the factory, and thereby changed the whole of human society, bringing into being new methods of social and economic organisation, new social classes, and new political forces. The Industrial Revolution also dramatically altered humanity's relation to the natural world and embedded the belief that change, not stasis, is the necessary backdrop for human existence. Iron, Steam and Money tells the thrilling story of those few decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen. Richard Arkwright, James Watt, Richard Trevithick and Josiah Wedgwood are among the giants whose achievements and tragedies fill these pages. In this authoritative study Roger Osborne also shows how and why the revolution happened, revealing pre-industrial Britain as a surprisingly affluent society, with wealth spread widely through the population, and with craft industries in every town, village and front parlour. The combination of disposable income, widespread demand for industrial goods, and a generation of time-served artisans created the unique conditions that propelled humanity into the modern world. The industrial revolution was arguably the most important episode in modern human history; Iron, Steam and Money reminds us of its central role, while showing the extraordinary excitement of those tumultuous decades.
Iron, Steam & Money
Author: Roger Osborne
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446483282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. Inventors, industrialists and entrepreneurs ushered in the age of powered machinery and the factory, and thereby changed the whole of human society, bringing into being new methods of social and economic organisation, new social classes, and new political forces. The Industrial Revolution also dramatically altered humanity's relation to the natural world and embedded the belief that change, not stasis, is the necessary backdrop for human existence. Iron, Steam and Money tells the thrilling story of those few decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen. Richard Arkwright, James Watt, Richard Trevithick and Josiah Wedgwood are among the giants whose achievements and tragedies fill these pages. In this authoritative study Roger Osborne also shows how and why the revolution happened, revealing pre-industrial Britain as a surprisingly affluent society, with wealth spread widely through the population, and with craft industries in every town, village and front parlour. The combination of disposable income, widespread demand for industrial goods, and a generation of time-served artisans created the unique conditions that propelled humanity into the modern world. The industrial revolution was arguably the most important episode in modern human history; Iron, Steam and Money reminds us of its central role, while showing the extraordinary excitement of those tumultuous decades.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446483282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. Inventors, industrialists and entrepreneurs ushered in the age of powered machinery and the factory, and thereby changed the whole of human society, bringing into being new methods of social and economic organisation, new social classes, and new political forces. The Industrial Revolution also dramatically altered humanity's relation to the natural world and embedded the belief that change, not stasis, is the necessary backdrop for human existence. Iron, Steam and Money tells the thrilling story of those few decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen. Richard Arkwright, James Watt, Richard Trevithick and Josiah Wedgwood are among the giants whose achievements and tragedies fill these pages. In this authoritative study Roger Osborne also shows how and why the revolution happened, revealing pre-industrial Britain as a surprisingly affluent society, with wealth spread widely through the population, and with craft industries in every town, village and front parlour. The combination of disposable income, widespread demand for industrial goods, and a generation of time-served artisans created the unique conditions that propelled humanity into the modern world. The industrial revolution was arguably the most important episode in modern human history; Iron, Steam and Money reminds us of its central role, while showing the extraordinary excitement of those tumultuous decades.
Hayley's Help - Life of a Homemaker
Author: Hayley Leitch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781521146484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Hayley Leitch, star of the popular TV series "Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners" brings to you: 'Hayley's help- Life of a Homemaker' the first in the series of Hayley's help books.Since staring on the Channel 4 series Hayley has helped many people restore order in there otherwise chaotic lives, and the love of helping others is what inspired 'Hayley's help' 'Life of a Homemaker'.This is a lighthearted book that delves into the daily struggles of living the life as a homemaker. Join Hayley as she shares her trials & tribulations in a week of her homemaking life.From the struggle of the school run and its playground, to surviving the weekly food shopping trips! Hayley reveals the different cleaning regimes she utilizes to keep the household ticking over.'Hayley's help - Life of a Homemaker', is a must for all homemakers seeking handy, time saving tips and tricks to help make the tough job of being a homemaker, that little bit easy.Hayley shares her helpful cleaning hacks in her usual open and honest humor that she has become known, and loved for on TV and her very own YouTube channel, If your after lots of laughs, inspiration and homemaker ideas then this is the book for you!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781521146484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Hayley Leitch, star of the popular TV series "Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners" brings to you: 'Hayley's help- Life of a Homemaker' the first in the series of Hayley's help books.Since staring on the Channel 4 series Hayley has helped many people restore order in there otherwise chaotic lives, and the love of helping others is what inspired 'Hayley's help' 'Life of a Homemaker'.This is a lighthearted book that delves into the daily struggles of living the life as a homemaker. Join Hayley as she shares her trials & tribulations in a week of her homemaking life.From the struggle of the school run and its playground, to surviving the weekly food shopping trips! Hayley reveals the different cleaning regimes she utilizes to keep the household ticking over.'Hayley's help - Life of a Homemaker', is a must for all homemakers seeking handy, time saving tips and tricks to help make the tough job of being a homemaker, that little bit easy.Hayley shares her helpful cleaning hacks in her usual open and honest humor that she has become known, and loved for on TV and her very own YouTube channel, If your after lots of laughs, inspiration and homemaker ideas then this is the book for you!
A Treatise on the Steam Engine in Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, and Railways
Author: John Bourne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A Treatise on the Steam Engine in Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, and Railways
Author: John Bourne (C. E.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A Treatise on the Steam Engine ... By the Artizan Club. Edited by John Bourne ... New edition
Author: Artisan Club (LONDON)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Power
Author:
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Category : Machinery
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Machinery
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Bradshaw's monthly railway and steam navigation guide
Author: George Bradshaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1588
Book Description
Report from the Select Committee on Steam-navigation to India
Author:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The Public statutes at large of the United States of America
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
The Economist
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 2022
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 2022
Book Description