Life as a child laborer during the Industrial Revolution / Andrew Coddington.
Material type:
TextSeries: Life asPublisher: New York : Cavendish Square Publishing, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781502617859
- 1502617854
- 9781502617958
- 1502617951
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 331.31 C669 | Available | 33111008479913 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the 1700s and 1800s, many new inventions were being created. This brought the rise of the Industrial Revolution in England and Europe, and eventually, in the 1900s, in America. The Industrial Revolution of the United States saw new factories being built. This was an opportunity for businesses to expand. To do so, factories and mines needed new workers. Children were the cheapest laborers business owners could get. They often had to work long hours performing difficult jobs. This book explores what life was like for a child laborer during this time. It examines how children survived such harsh environments and how policies on child labor changed over time.
Includes bibliographical references (page 29) and index.
Man and machine -- Looking for workers -- Children on the job -- Blood, sweat, and tears -- Fighting to end child labor -- Glossary.