Life in the Mill
For centuries, most textile manufacturing relied on people working in their own homes. All that changed in 1761 when Richard Arkwright began construction of the first water-powered cotton mill in Derbyshire. Soon mills spread across the north of England and into Scotland and tasks were taken out of the cottage into the factory. Later, power looms began to take over from the handlooms, but not without fierce resistance - these were the years of Luddism and machine breaking. The new machines did not require the same skills and thousands of children were recruited, many living in special apprentice houses. Conditions were harsh and the children…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7524-9440-1
- EAN: 9780752494401
- Produktnummer: 15629786
- Verlag: Pavilion Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 32 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 814 KB
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