Edwin Chadwick's 1842 report chronicles how unregulated industrial growth adversely effected the lower classes in Britain.

Offers testimony excerpts from the 1832 commission convened to examine working conditions in England's textile factories.

Modern History SourceBook presents the text of this petition which appeared in local newspapers in 1786.

Modern History SourceBook offers the text from a letter dated 1871 that has been reprinted from "Society and Politics in England, 1780-1960."

Details the European uprisings of proletariats against the bourgeoisie. Describes the social conditions of the times.

Read Bayard Taylor's account of his visit to the salt mines of Wieliczka in 1850. Includes source and copyright information.

Read the online version of HD Lloyd's article that documented the history of the Vanderbilt railroad monopoly. Divided into three parts.