Engines of Change The American Industrial Revolution, 1790-1860

Engines of Change is based on a Smithsonian Institution exhibit of the same title. The principal theme is the importance of technological transfer. It ventures beyond discussion of machines and tools to consider the effects of geographical dimension, natural resources, business practices, the role of women, ethnic diversity, and education. In this work the authors present a pictorial history of the Industrial Revolution in America, derived from surviving artifacts, historical prints, and other graphic materials. By means of this work they bring about a fuller understanding of the major developments in American technology, business, economics, and labor, tracing the migration of technology and technologists from Europe to America, where skilled craftsmencombined with the richness of natural resources and the energy and innovations released by the young nation's political freedomsenabled industrialism to flourish.Hindle, Brooke is the author of 'Engines of Change The American Industrial Revolution, 1790-1860', published 1986 under ISBN 9780874745399 and ISBN 087474539X.