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Cottage Economy: Containing Information Relative to the Brewing of Beer...to Which Is Added the Poor Man's Friend; Or, a Defence of the (Cooking in America) - Softcover
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Whether it concerns brewing beer, making bread, or keeping bees, William Cobbett's work, originally published in 1821, is still an inspiring guide for anyone seeking to become self-sufficient.
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Cottage Economy: Containing Information Relative to the Brewing of Beer.to Which Is Added the Poor Man's Friend; Or, a Defence of the Rights of Those Who Do the Work and Fight the Battles
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 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 WILIAM COBET (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). Seller Inventory # 00109974897
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Cottage Economy: Containing Information Relative to the Brewing of Beer.to Which Is Added the Poor Man's Friend; Or, a Defence of the Rights of Those Who Do the Work and Fight the Battles
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 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 WILIAM COBET (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). Seller Inventory # CIN1429012773G
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1429012773I4N00
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Cottage Economy: Containing Information Relative to the Brewing of Beer.to Which Is Added the Poor Man's Friend; Or, a Defence of the (Cooking in America)
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