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A History of the Cotton Industry: A Story in Three Continents

English

By (author): Anthony Burton

This book is about technology and how it has changed the lives of people on three continents over the last three hundred years. The development of the cotton industry was the starting point for one of the great turning points in history the industrial revolution. It began with the importation of cloth into Britain from India and that created a new fashion. As the demand for cotton cloth grew, British inventors began to find ways of making the same cloth using powered machinery and built the first cotton mills. The old way of life of the textile workers was transformed, as work moved from home to factory and thousands of small children were brought in to tend the new machines. If conditions in the cotton towns were bad, they were far worse in America where, thanks to the work of slaves, the country took over the supply of raw material from India. During the American Civil War, Britain turned again to India for its supplies. Today, positions have changed dramatically. India again has a thriving industry, while in Britain only a fraction of the old mills are still at work. The author looks in detail at the technology that produced the changes, but the emphasis is very much on the human stories of the industrialists and their workers, the planters and their slaves in Britain, India and America. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Nov 2023
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781399057318

About Anthony Burton

Anthony Burton is a professional author and broadcaster who has specialised in the history of technology and transport. As well as writing books he has written and presented many television programmes including the BBC TV series The Rise and Fall of King Cotton. He is a founding member and former chair of the Stroudwater Textile Trust.

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