Mill Times | EL Education Curriculum

Author

David Macaulay

Description

This animated program centers on a small New England community similar to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where Samuel Slater established America's first textile mill. Live action hosted by David Macaulay, takes viewers from Manchester, England, to Lowell, Massachusetts, explaining technological changes that transformed the making of textiles, a key component of the Industrial Revolution sweeping across Europe and America in the late 18th century.

Required or Recommended

Recommended

Publisher

PBS

Year Published

2001

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