Cottage Economy: Containing Information Relative To The Brewing Of Beer, Etc.; To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend; Or A Defense Of The Rights Of Those Who Do The Work And Fight The Battles (1833)
Author:   William Cobbett
Publisher:   Kessinger Publishing Co
ISBN:  

9780548588826


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   02 October 2007
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Cottage Economy: Containing Information Relative To The Brewing Of Beer, Etc.; To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend; Or A Defense Of The Rights Of Those Who Do The Work And Fight The Battles (1833)


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A son of humble circumstance (his father was an innkeeper), a champion of the working class, and an early anti-corporate activist, William Cobbett was most vociferous in his ideas about what makes for a happy and productive peasant. In this 1821 classic of self-reliance and the efficient usage and management of the small farm, Corbett shares his instructions and philosophies regarding . the brewing of beer (and why the notorious tea is not an acceptable substitute) . the making of bread (and why the modern custom of using potatoes to serve the same dietary purpose is deplorable) . the keeping of cows, pigs, bees, geese, and other useful creatures . the growing of straw for making hats and bonnets . the building of an ice house . and much more. British journalist and radical WILLIAM COBBETT (1762-1835) published the weekly newsletter Political Register and is also the author of Advice to Young Men (1829), The Progress of a Ploughboy to a Seat in Parliament (1830), and Rural Rides (1830).

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Author:   William Cobbett
Publisher:   Kessinger Publishing Co
Imprint:   Kessinger Publishing Co
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.347kg
ISBN:  

9780548588826


ISBN 10:   0548588821
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   02 October 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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