{"product_id":"books-cottage-economy-by-william-cobbett","title":"Cottage Economy","description":"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).","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669639586065,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781108004077_c9c7aa88-f9de-492f-a21a-eb9da2f1c5c2.jpg?v=1781509731","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-cottage-economy-by-william-cobbett","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}