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SCOUT· 25%1h 36m·2026-05-14·HistoryMyth of the Month 26: The Industrial Revolution -- pt. 1: Conceiving a Catastrophe
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Dictionaries, textbooks, and encyclopedias routinely write in grave and solemn tones about the “industrial revolution” that reportedly “transformed” society, first in Britain and then in the rest of the globe, giving painful birth to the modern world. Everything from mystical poems to demographic statistics have been…
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