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Lexile/Reading Level
840L

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution
Date
1700s | Late 1700s
Topic
Curses | Mills | Retelling
Geographic Region
England | Europe
Main Character
Woman/Women
Award-Winning Book
Other Awards | Smithsonian Notable Book | William C. Morris YA Debut Award
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Curse Dark As Gold, A

Author: Bunce, Elizabeth C.

This ravishing winner of the ALA’s William C. Morris YA Debut Award is a fairy tale, spun with a mystery, woven with a family story, and shot through with romance.

Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family’s woolen mill, which holds her beloved small town together. But after her father’s death, the bad luck piles up: departing workers, impossible debts, an overbearing uncle. Then a stranger named Jack Spinner offers a tempting proposition: He can turn straw into gold thread, for the small price of her mother’s ring. As Charlotte is drawn deeper into her bargains with Spinner-and a romance with the local banker-she must unravel the truth of the curse on the mill and save the community she’s always called home.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 9-12 Grade & Adult

Genre/Category
Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution | Modern
Date
1800s
Topic
Industrial Revolution | Intrigue | Romance
Geographic Region
England | Europe
Main Character
Woman/Women
Format
Book | Ebook

By the King’s Design

Author: Trent, Christine

Strong-willed Annabelle Stirling is more than capable of running the family draper shop after the untimely death of her parents. Under her father’s tutelage, she became a talented cloth merchant, while her brother Wesley, the true heir, was busy philandering about Yorkshire. Knowing she must change with the times to survive, Belle installs new machinery that finishes twice the fabric in half the time it takes by hand. But not everyone is so enthusiastic.
Soon, riled up by Belle’s competitors, the outmoded workers seek violent revenge. Her shop destroyed, Belle travels to London to seek redress from Parliament. While there, the Prince Regent, future King George IV, commissions her to provide fabrics for his Royal Pavilion. As Belle’s renown spreads, she meets handsome cabinetmaker Putnam Boyce, but worries that marriage will mean sacrificing her now flourishing shop. And after Wesley plots to kidnap the newly-crowned King–whose indiscretions are surfacing–she finds herself entangled in a duplicitous world of shifting allegiances.
Painting a vivid portrait of life in the British Regency, Christine Trent spins a harrowing tale of ambition, vengeance, love, and complex loyalties against the dynamic backdrop of the early Industrial Revolution.

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Lexile/Reading Level
1030L Recommended for 4-12 Grade

Genre/Category
Nonfiction | Science | Technology

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution
Date
1800s
Topic
Industrial Revolution
Geographic Region
United States - America
Format
Book

Industrial Revolution (Cornerstones of Freedom: Third)

Author: McDaniel, MelissaPart of a Series: Cornerstones of Freedom

Learn about the sweeping changes, benefits and social problems that accompanied the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. The changes included convenience, more consumer goods, and greater wealth, along with child labor, pollution, and poor living and working conditions for industrial workers.

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Lexile/Reading Level
1050L Recommended for 1-3 Grade

Genre/Category
Geography | History | Nonfiction

Historical Time Period
Age of Exploration/Discovery | Industrial Revolution
Topic
Rivers
Geographic Region
United States - America
Format
Book

River of Dreams: The Story of the Hudson River

Author: Talbott, Hudson

The Hudson River has been a source of inspiration and a means of livelihood to all who have lived along its shores. It played a key role in the settling of the New World and the outcome of the Revolutionary War, and was the birthplace of the environmental movement. Now Hudson Talbott pays homage to the river that shares his name in a gorgeously illustrated, fascinating account of the river?s history. Each appealing spread sheds exciting light on the river?s strategic, economic and cultural signifi cance. Packed with facts, timelines and maps, this is a wonderful introduction to a wide range of topics including the Age of Exploration, the Erie Canal, the Industrial Age, American arts and literature and the environment. River of Dreams is truly a book with something for everyone.

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Lexile/Reading Level
GN580L

Genre/Category
Biographies | Nonfiction | Technology

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution
Date
Early 1800s | Late 1700s
Topic
Cotton Gin | Eli Whitney | Graphic Novels | Inventors | Technology
Geographic Region
United States - America
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Audiobook | Book

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin (Inventions and Discovery)

Author: Gunderson, Jessica S.Part of a Series: Inventions and Discovery

Tells the story of how Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and the effects it had on the Southern United States. Written in graphic-novel format.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 1-6 Grade

Genre/Category
Biographies | Nonfiction | Technology

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution
Date
Early 1800s | Late 1700s
Topic
Biography | Cotton Gin | Eli Whitney | Inventors | Technology
Geographic Region
United States - America
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Book

Story of Eli Whitney

Author: Latham, Jean Lee

Newbery Award-winning author tells the story of the man whose inventive genius made cotton king in America and in the world. Eli Whitney transformed the textile industry with his invention of the cotton gin; and he revolutionized the manufacturing process around the world with his creation of standardized parts.

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Lexile/Reading Level
AD700L

Genre/Category
Biographies | Nonfiction

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution
Date
1800s | 1900s
Topic
Biography | Inventors | Thomas Alva Edison
Geographic Region
United States - America
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Book

Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison (Picture Book Biography)

Author: Adler, David A.Part of a Series: Picture Book Biography

His inventions included the phonograph, light bulb, and movie camera.

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Lexile/Reading Level
1210L Recommended for 5-9 Grades

Genre/Category
Nonfiction | Picture Books | Science | Technology

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution
Date
1800s
Topic
Architecture | Mills | Science | Technology
Geographic Region
New England | United States - America
Format
Book | Ebook

Mill

Author: Macaulay, David

The mills at Wicksbridge are imaginary, but their planning, construction, and operation are quite typical of mills developed in New England throughout the nineteenth century.

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Lexile/Reading Level
1210L Recommended for 5-8 Grades

Genre/Category
History | Nonfiction | Technology

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution
Date
1800s
Topic
Child Labor | Industrial Revolution | Labor Strikes
Geographic Region
United States - America
Format
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Rise of Industry: 1860-1900 (Drama of American History)

Author: Collier, James and ChristopherPart of a Series: Drama of American History

In Collier’s book on Industry, the tremendous economic boon to the U.S. is not trumpeted to the exclusion of the abuse of workers-including children-by early industry giants, and the deep philanthropy of some figures is explicitly tied to the wealth gained by owners at the expense of employees. By focusing on broad themes, the Colliers are able to show cause and effect over several decades and to make the sweep of time “bite-sized” and intelligible. The frequent full-color and black-and-white period photographs and engravings effectively supplement and enrich the texts.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 5-8 Grades

Genre/Category
Nonfiction | Technology

Historical Time Period
Industrial Revolution
Date
1700s | 1800s | 1900s
Topic
Industrial Revolution | Inventions | Science | Technology
Format
Book

Steam Engine (Great Inventions)

Author: Collier, James LincolnPart of a Series: Great Inventions

The book also does a great job of explaining the history of the steam engine, from its first creation to its replacement by other engine types, as well as giving a basic summary of how steam engines work.Half the book is rather beautiful pictures that show significant engines, trains, ships, and people in the story, so the book is only about 45 pages of actual text.

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