6. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution - Stream Engine, Trains, and Steam Boats
Mary Anning (1799–1847) – "Pioneering Fossil Hunter and Self-Taught Scientist” My name is Mary Anning, and I was born in the seaside town...
5. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution - Capitalism and the Greatest Inventors
My Name is John Wilkinson: The Iron Master of the Industrial Revolution I was born in 1728 in a village called Clifton in Cumberland,...
4. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution - Expansion & Globalization (1750-1790) in the Industrial Revolution
My Name is Adam Smith (1723–1790): A Life Shaped by Inquiry I was born in the small Scottish town of Kirkcaldy in 1723. My father, a...
1. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution - Pre-Industrial Society: Agrarian Economy & Cottage Industries
Maria Theresa: The Empress Who Would Not Yield The winter of 1717 in Vienna was bitterly cold, yet inside the grand halls of the Hofburg...
3. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution - Early Industrial Centers and Factories & Urbanization
My Name is Matthew Boulton: Entrepreneur and Manufacturer I was born in Birmingham in 1728, the son of a successful manufacturer of metal...
2. Heroes and Villains of Ancient America - The Arctic Culture in North America
My Name is Nukka – Woman and Knowledge Keeper of the Arctic (Fictional Character) My name is Nukka, which means “little sister,” though I...
1. Heroes and Villains of Ancient America - The Paleo-Indian Culture, Tribes, and History
My Name is Amaru (Pathfinder): Eyes Toward the Horizon (Fictional Character) I was born where the sun touches the sea of ice, where the...
Lesson Plans on the Industrial Revolution - Labor Force and the Impact of Immigration in the U.S. and Europe
The Story of the Voices of the Lowell Mill Girls (True Story) The air in the Lowell, Massachusetts textile mill was thick with lint, and...
2. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution - Causes of the Industrial Revolution
My Name is Jethro Tull (1674–1741): Life in the Fields of Change I was born in 1674 in Basildon, Berkshire, England. My family was of...
16. Heroes and Villains of the Indus Valley - The Legacy of Ancient India and Southern Asia
My Name is Harshavardhana: A Prince in a Shattered Land I was born around the year 590 AD into a noble lineage, the Pushyabhuti dynasty,...
