Project Gutenberg 2023-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 119 Lincoln, Jonathan Thayer 1869 1942 12001036 The factory $aUnited States :$bHoughton Mifflin Company, $c1912. "This essay is based upon a course of lectures delivered before the Amos Tuck school of administration and finance associated with Dartmouth college."--Note. The industrial revolution -- Sir Richard Arkwright -- Mechanical inventions -- The factory system -- The factory towns -- Chartism -- The factory and social progress. Bob Taylor, and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Factory" by Jonathan Thayer Lincoln is a socio-historical essay written in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1910s. The book explores the development of the factory system during the Industrial Revolution, detailing its significant impacts on social structures and labor dynamics. It likely focuses on how the rise of factories transformed not only manufacturing processes but also the societal landscape, emphasizing the complex relationship between labor and progress. In "The Factory," Lincoln delves into the evolution of textile manufacturing, spotlighting key figures such as Richard Arkwright, whose innovations laid the groundwork for modern factories. The narrative tracks the transition from cottage industries to centralized factories, highlighting the ensuing social upheaval that accompanied the disruption of traditional livelihoods. Highlighting the hardships faced by factory workers, including exploitation and dire living conditions, the book ties these historical events to broader themes of class consciousness and the quest for labor rights. Ultimately, Lincoln presents the factory not merely as a physical space for production but as a catalyst for significant social change, setting the stage for future labor movements and democratic ideals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20221201171838lincoln 1912 US Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Factory system HD Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) 143869 2025-06-27T13:11:51.005747 text/html 119420 2024-10-19T04:22:38 text/html 352769 2025-06-27T13:11:54.969719 application/epub+zip 350887 2025-06-27T13:11:52.099764 application/epub+zip 216549 2025-06-27T13:11:51.492759 application/epub+zip 793433 2025-06-27T13:11:57.123699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775036 2025-06-27T13:11:54.461757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121992 2025-06-27T13:11:50.737727 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102077 2024-10-19T04:22:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16117 2025-06-27T13:11:57.263702 application/rdf+xml 13969 2025-06-27T13:11:51.681721 image/jpeg 1792 2025-06-27T13:11:51.584728 image/jpeg 549872 2025-06-27T13:11:51.024754 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog