A Semi-Brief History of the Cincinnatian Industrial Revolution
In and among the Catholic young adult community in Cincinnati, there exists a prevalent attitude of negativity toward the Industrial Revolution. “Those pesky 1800s!” many will say, “All they did was disrupt the normal functioning of the world! If only we could return to a pre-industrial society, where everything was simpler.” This opinion, while valid in a few ways, considering especially the widespread environmental impact of factories, the woefully wasteful production methods, and the introduction of consumerism into the psyche of American people, ultimately fails to observe the American Industrial Revolution in the nuanced light that it both deserves and requires.