description: 1986, hardcover edition, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. 309 pages. More than 200 illustrations / drawings / vintage photos throughout. Here is a "... pictorial history of The American Industrial Revolution by drawing upon surviving artifacts, most of them preserved in the Smithsonian Institution, as well as historical prints, drawings, and photographs." The authors detail the migration of technology from Europe to America and the resultant industrialization which began to find solid ground and flourish. We have side looks at factories, shops, transportation, communities, World's Fairs, and the machines of war. "A delight to read and important."
language: English
title: Engines of Change: The American Industrial Revolution, 1790 - 1860
titlecomplete: Engines of Change: The American Industrial Revolution, 1790 - 1860
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Smithsonian Institution Pres