Samuel Slater's big secret.

Appleseeds | January 1, 2004| | Copyright

If you were a 14-year-old today, you might spend your time studying and hanging out with friends. Two hundred years ago, a 14-year-old was probably beginning his or her career as an apprentice to learn a trade. That was what Samuel Slater did.

Samuel was the son of a wealthy landowner. He grew up in the countryside in England, where the world's first water-powered mills were built by Richard Arkwright. When Samuel was 14, he went to work at one of those mills. He agreed to work at the mill for seven years. Part of Samuel's agreement was a promise to keep secret ...

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