Excerpt from A Brief Review of the Causes Which Have Progressively Operated to Enhance the Price of Provisions, but Particularly of Bread-Corn With Suggestions as to the Best Means of Alleviating the Present Distress, and Preventing the Recurrence of a Similar
Mr. Sheridan's manly candour did him honour, in spite of the sarcasms of his reputed friends. He lent his hand immediately to save his country from famine y though, perhaps, as much determined as any Upon his side of the. House to enquire, at 'a proper tinie, into the cause of the high price of provisions.
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Excerpt from A Brief Review of the Causes Which Have Progressively Operated to Enhance the Price of Provisions, but Particularly of Bread-Corn With Suggestions as to the Best Means of Alleviating the Present Distress, and Preventing the Recurrence of a Similar
Mr. Sheridan's manly candour did him honour, in spite of the sarcasms of his reputed friends. He lent his hand immediately to save his country from famine y though, perhaps, as much determined as any Upon his side of the. House to enquire, at 'a proper tinie, into the cause of the high price of provisions.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from A Brief Review of the Causes Which Have Progressively Operated to Enhance the Price of Provisions, but Particularly of Bread-Corn With Suggestions as to the Best Means of Alleviating the Present Distress, and Preventing the Recurrence of a Similar
Though, from the appearance of the crops, in the course of a journey of two hundred miles from the metropolis, into the North, in the month of August, I was one of those who thought the harvest of last year would be abundant, I was soon convinced of my error, in estimating the produce of the kingdom from a partial view of a narrow strip of the country, about a quarter of a mile on each side of the road; especially as the price of corn was rapidly advancing during the harvest, and rose to an amazing high price after the crops were gathered, when farmers could estimate the produce not only by the quantity but by the quality of the grain.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book concerns the alarming price of bread, and the resulting social unrest in 1800. It is an important insight into the lives of laborers and society at the time and explores the causes and effects of the bread shortages and resulting riots in a variety of different ideological contexts. This issue had far-reaching social and political ramifications, affecting international relations and the very structure of British society and economy. The author examines the complexities of the crisis, providing both historical context and reflecting on the nature of governance and public discourse in a time of crisis and famine. This book is a unique and valuable resource for scholars of economic history, and will be of great interest to anyone interested in food, politics, class relations, or 18th and 19th century Britain. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330823637_0
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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: LW-9781330823637
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