Rhode Islands Industrial Revolution: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

This documentary is now available for purchase on dvd. Fully remastered/rebalanced audio and video, re-edited sequences for a better viewing experience, and loads of bonus features from clips that didn't make it into the film, to photo galleries of original and period images and articles both from the film and related to it.
Check out anthrospin.bigcartel.com to order.

This is the second upload of this film. After several hundred views and responses, I had received a few comments that at a couple of points, the music overwhelmed my voice, especially when there was considerable background noise.
I took that to heart, and in anticipation of upcoming public screenings, I revamped the audio to give it a better overall balance and clarity.
The old version is now hidden from public view so that nobody has a sub-par experience.

Pedal Powered Anthropology's FIRST full-length documentary film. An accidental project, this video developed from brief research into a machine gun turret that I learned about having been mounted at a bunker at a West Virginia coal mine. This video has nothing to do with that. It quickly developed from learning about a strike in Rhode Island, to learning about the history of the Industrial Revolution and how Rhode Island led the way in the industrialization of the United States.

It goes over a brief history of the founding of Rhode Island through the turn of the 18th century and the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the structure of labor during the early years and the ways that changed with the progression of time. It covers the time period surrounding the American Civil War and the collapse of the textile industry in Rhode Island, culminating with the long strike of 1922, which was the foundation of this project. Finally it revisits the history and ties it to today and what's become of the mills and the railroad that serviced them.
A companion reader to this film is available at:
https://anthrospin.wordpress.com/2018...
Links to all of my digital research sources are included in that post.

A separate post detailing my route through Rhode Island as well as a GPS map/.gpx* file and cue sheet will be added to the Anthrospin wordpress.

Additionally, all original images and shorter video clips created for this project will be uploaded to facebook.com/anthrospin This has been my largest project to date...probably taking my entire life into consideration. Some of it is rough, but I wasn't going for professional; I want any viewer to feel that they can create equally engaging content with minimal equipment.

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Thank you so much for watching!!!!!!


*.gpx files are used for GPS devices, and cyclists can download them to their cyclometer and use them for turn by turn directions.