Reconsideration of American Industrial Revolution

研究集中在罗得岛州帕塔基特市的斯莱特工厂，这是美国第一家工厂。投资建厂的阿尔米和布朗的报纸是主要的资料来源。美国工业革命始于1790年的斯莱特工厂。这种观点可能看起来相当过时，但它仍然是教科书中的标准解释，塞缪尔·斯莱特（Samuel Slater）在美国制造了第一台水力机械，通常被称为美国制造业之父。然而，帕塔基特当地工匠的贡献不应被遗忘。因为工厂里的机器是一个系统，所以不只是水架，其他部件也很重要。与此同时，斯莱特的工厂只生产棉纱，准备、编织和整理都必须手工完成。年轻的妇女在放棉制度下用手准备棉花，年轻的学徒在中央商店里编织，独立的工匠用传统的方法完成产品。因此，斯莱特·穆勒体现了美国工业革命的连续性和非连续性。

The research was focused upon Slater Mill at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the first factory in the United States. The papers of Almy and Brown, which invested in the factory, were the major source materials.The American Industrial Revolution started in the Slater Mill in 1790. This view may seem rather dated, but it is still the standard interpretation in textbooks, and Samuel Slater, who constructed the first waterpowered machinery in America, is usually called the father of American manufacturing. However, the contribution of local artisans in Pawtucket should not be forgotten. Since the machine in a factory is a system, not only water-frame but other parts were quite important.At the same time, Slator's factory produced only cotton yarn, and preparation, weaving, and finishing had to be done by hand. Young women prepared cotton by hand under the putting-out system, young apprentices did weaving in a central shop, and indipendent artisans finished the product using traditional methods.Slater Mill thus embodies the continuity and discontinuity of American industrial Revolution.