An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
108. The Industrial Revolution
October 14, 2021
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Charles Dickens
Context:
A passage from this 1841 novel is read aloud describing the industrial landscape of the Black Country, with tall chimneys, smoke, and strange engines. Used to illustrate Victorian literary depictions of industrialization.
Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Context:
Referenced when discussing Hobsbawm's famous claim that 'the Industrial Revolution was probably the most important event in world history.' The specific book title is not mentioned but this is attributed to the historian's written work.
Author: Emma Griffin
Context:
Emma Griffin's book about the Industrial Revolution told through ordinary people's memoirs and autobiographies. Mentioned multiple times - described as 'brilliant' and noted that some schools use it to teach the Industrial Revolution.