02495cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000330012524500610015826400510021930000470027033600260031733700260034333800360036950000820040550000310048750802460051852012100076453400450197465300160201965300190203565300310205485600430208599900170212832863UtSlPG20260610133741.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a49036921  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aS1 aCobbett, William,d1763-183510aCottage Economy, to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage_Economy  aRelease date is 2010-06-17  aE-text prepared by David Clarke and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)  a"Cottage Economy; to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend" by William Cobbett is a practical manual on domestic management and self-sufficiency written in the early 19th century. The book aims to provide valuable guidance to laboring families, covering topics such as brewing beer, making bread, and raising livestock, all intended to help readers cultivate a sense of autonomy and improve their livelihoods. Cobbett argues for a return to traditional practices that enable families to meet their basic needs effectively and efficiently.  The opening of the work establishes the premise of self-reliance and critiques contemporary societal norms surrounding labor and poverty. Cobbett introduces the concept of "economy" not as stinginess, but as wise management that contributes to the well-being of families and, by extension, a nation. He emphasizes the importance of producing one's own food, such as brewing home beer as a practical solution against reliance on expensive and inferior commercial options. Cobbett's tone is direct and impassioned, advocating for laborers to reclaim their dignity and rights by taking control of their household economies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAgriculture  aHome economics  aPoor laws -- Great Britain40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32863  c73709d73709