The Industrial RevolutionS. Sonnenschein & Company, Lim., 1901 - 105 pages |
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... horse and water furnished the power used to turn the wheels of some small factories . The commodities so produced were transported by slow and tedious methods to the markets . Man seemed to be a helpless pigmy , confined and overawed in ...
... horse and water furnished the power used to turn the wheels of some small factories . The commodities so produced were transported by slow and tedious methods to the markets . Man seemed to be a helpless pigmy , confined and overawed in ...
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... horse , at least , to carry his manufactures to market , and everyone generally keeps a cow or two or more for his ... power began to wane . Alongside of the landed aristocracy arose a powerful mercantile class whose wealth gave them ...
... horse , at least , to carry his manufactures to market , and everyone generally keeps a cow or two or more for his ... power began to wane . Alongside of the landed aristocracy arose a powerful mercantile class whose wealth gave them ...
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... power were owned by the head of the household . These little units made up a portion of the industrial structure of ... horse 14 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
... power were owned by the head of the household . These little units made up a portion of the industrial structure of ... horse 14 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
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Charles Beard. England in 1760 ยก 15 . of the sturdy horse , to be taken into the country to be spun . Here at each ... power - driven machinery for hand labour was necessary to complete the destruction of home industry . As late as ...
Charles Beard. England in 1760 ยก 15 . of the sturdy horse , to be taken into the country to be spun . Here at each ... power - driven machinery for hand labour was necessary to complete the destruction of home industry . As late as ...
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... horse bids fair to hold its own for many years . Sec . 6. - The Iron Trade . The importance of iron in the development of industry and the extension of the powers of man can scarcely be over - estimated . Its qualities of durability ...
... horse bids fair to hold its own for many years . Sec . 6. - The Iron Trade . The importance of iron in the development of industry and the extension of the powers of man can scarcely be over - estimated . Its qualities of durability ...
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