I recommend two additional texts: Civilization and Capitalism, Vol 1 by Braudel[one], and Energy and Civilization: A History by Smil[two] A combined read yiel

I recommend two additional texts: Civilization and Capitalism, Vol 1 by Braudel[one], and Energy and Civilization: A History by Smil[two] A combined read yields a picture of the "industrial revolution" not as a single event- industrialization preceded the use of the steam engine; renaissance Europe was substantially more industrialized than early medieval Europe due to increased use of water power and animal power. Exhaustion of wood as thermal fuel (largely for blast furnaces), exploitation of peat and coal, and development of steam engines followed. [one]https://archive.org/details/BraudelFernandCivilizationAndCapitalism/Braudel%2C%20Fernand%20-%20Civilization%20and%20Capitalism%2C%20Vol.%201/ https://archive.org/details/BraudelFernandCivilizationAndCap... [two]https://vaclavsmil.com/2017/05/08/energy-and-civilization-a-history/ https://vaclavsmil.com/2017/05/08/energy-and-civilization-a-...