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The Industrial Revolution and the Railway System http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/index.html This site, created by Julia Lee and maintained by Robert Schwartz of Mount Holyoke College, presents a wide variety of information on the railway system of nineteenth century England and Wales. The web site includes primary source material in the form of extracts from six prominent Victorians voicing their opinions on the railways and articles from the Illustrated London News. The newspaper articles are divided into different categories relating to the railways, such as accidents and disasters, stations, personalities, and politics and economics. The Images section of the site contains a large number of Victorian Images portraying the period as a whole and not just the railways. These Images have, unfortunately, not been annotated. The site as a whole is also well illustrated. The data analysis section contain a wealth of information. There are, for example, maps showing growth of the railways, population distribution and natural resources distribution. Robert Schwarz provides a commentary on his data analysis. Other features of the site include student research projects and a section of links.
Historical theme:
Transport
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