Works Cited Anonymous. "INVENTOR: James Watt." Calliope. 01 Jan. 2011: 8. eLibrary. Web. 07 Feb. 2013.

A helpful and descriptive source, this website provided a great background of James Watt's life. It talked about his life growing up, and his life during the years of his famous steam engine revolution. BrainyQuote. BrainyQuote, n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_stephenson.html>. With a number of useful quotes, this helpful website gave me quotations from George Stephenson to include in little blurbs on my website. It was easy and quick. Bront, Charlotte. Shirley: A Tale. N.p., 1849. Print. Although this primary source is a work of fiction, it is very realistic in that it mentions many things, primarily the poor working and living conditions, that were going on in society. It is relatively long, but it is easy to find the things that were really going on in society that Bronte was hinting at. "A classic British steam locomotive hauls freight wagons across Argentina. The Argentinian people..." History of World Trade Since 1450. Ed. John J. McCusker. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. World History In Context. Web. 7 Mar. 2013. This picture shows a British steam locomotive hauling freight wagons. With seemingly endless billowing smoke, this photograph illustrates the dark side of this great invention, pollution. With this 1806 steam locomotive, the smoke being blown into the sky is archetypal of most locomotives at the time. Corrick, James A. The Industrial Revolution. San Diego: Lucent, 1998. Print. With a brief, yet concise description of the invention of the steam engine, this book was very helpful. It showed how Watt's engine worked and how it was better than the previous Newcomen

engine. Also, it outlined the impact of this invention, which is what this whole project is about. "Effects of the Industrial Revolution." Hofstra University. Hofstra, n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2013. <http://people.hofstra.edu/alan_j_singer/DBQs/DBQ4EffectsofIndustrialRevolution.pdf>. With a number of primary sources from the birth of the steam locomotive, I was able to obtain a lot of information about the effects of the locomotive. The sources were brief, but very informative and powerful. Farr, James R. "Railways." World Eras. Vol. 9. N.p.: Gale, 2003. 108-10. Print. This is a helpful secondary source that details George Stephenson's trials when trying to create a rather efficient, usable steam engine. I can trust this source because it has cited multiple text sources of its own. "James Watt." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale World History In Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. Coming from a well-known database, this reliable account of James Watt's life was very helpful. It described his whole life until his steam engine discoveries, and even mentioned some other inventions. "James Watt." World Eras. Ed. James R. Farr. Vol. 9: Industrial Revolution in Europe, 17501914. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 355. Gale World History In Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. LEES, LYNN HOLLEN. "London." Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire. Ed. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Vol. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. 1372-1381. World History In Context. Web. 7 Mar. 2013. With a vast description on the history of London, this lengthy article provided a couple charts on the population of London by year and the occupations of people who lived in London each year. This information was instrumental in proving the effects the locomotive had on society as

London was archetypal of many big European cities. I was easily able to pick out the information I needed without going through unnecessary information, making this a great site. "The Revolution Begins: Steam Engines, Railroads, and Steamboats." Industrial Revolution Reference Library. Ed. James L. Outman, Matthew May, and Elisabeth M. Outman. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2003. 33-61. World History In Context. Web. 7 Mar. 2013. This lengthy article provided a summary of the steam locomotive and some of its effects. It provided a few examples that exemplified the power of the railroad when it was first invented, which was very useful. Ross, Stewart. The Industrial Revolution. London: Evans Brothers, 2000. Print. In an easy-toread format, this book helped give me a background of Watt and a great description of his engine. It was full of pictures to help me understand it better. Also, it gave examples of other inventions during the Industrial Revolution, which help show the effects of the engine. "The Steam Engine Powers the Industrial Revolution." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale World History In Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. "Stephenson, George (1781-1848)." Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia. 2005. eLibrary. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. This source provided insight on the life of George Stephenson in the years surrounding his invention of the steam locomotive, when he was first experimenting with the steam engine. This source is veritable because the dates listed in it matched those listed in multiple other verified sources.

"Timeline: 1760-1769." The Henry Ford. The Henry Ford, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. <http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/smartfun/timeline/1700/1760.html>. This site gives a good background of events and inventions that were happening in the years leading up to the invention of the steam engine in 1769. It is easy to read, and gets straight to the point. I know that it is reputable because I double checked the years of the events it listed, and they were all correct. The Working Man's Companion: The Results of Machinery, Namely Cheap Production and Increased Employment. N.p., 1831. Print. With a great firsthand description of the positive effects of the steam engine and locomotive, this was a very helpful primary source. It was written with a little bias, but the truth is still evident.