Author: W. R. Greg; Arthur Morse
Title: Two Prize Essays on Agriculture and the Corn Law, Showing the Injurious Effects of the Corn Law Upon Tenant Farmers and Farm Labourers
Description: Manchester, James Hodson; Haycraft, 1842. First edition. Unbound. Two scarce essays arguing against the Corn Laws, arguing that this legislation causes problems for tenant farmers and farm labourers. Two scarce essays, unbound but intact. In 1842, the Anti-Corn Law League offered a prize for the best essay on 'Agriculture and the Corn Law&apos. This work contains two prize essays on this subject by William Rathbone Greg (1809-1881) and Arthur Morse. Each essay argues why the Corn Laws are detrimental to tenant farmers and farm labourers. The Corn Laws imposed tariffs and trade restrictions on imported food and corn in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846. These laws raised food prices and the costs of living for the British public. Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel repealed the Corn Laws in 1846. Unbound but intact. Externally generally smart, though age toned. The first two pages are detached from the rest of the textblock but remain intact. Pages are clean but a little age toned. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Corn Law Agriculture British history British politics Agriculture Not Stated


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