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100 1 _aCobbett, William,
_d1763-1835
245 1 0 _aCottage Economy, to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage_Economy
500 _aRelease date is 2010-06-17
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAgriculture
653 _aHome economics
653 _aPoor laws -- Great Britain
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32863
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