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Rogers's History of Agriculture in England
July 20, 1882 issue

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The article focuses on the book "A History of Agriculture and Prices in England," by James E. Thoroid Rogers. The great purpose which Rogers appears to have presented to himself in the preparation of this work was to complement the existing histories of the English people. By far the most pertinent of the conclusions reached in this study relates to the comparative well-being of the laboring classes in the Middle Ages and under the modern industrial regime. A careful comparison of the rate of wages with the price of living necessaries at various times leads Professor Rogers to support the complaint of the laborer that he has not partaken equally with the other classes of the benefits of material civilization.

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HISTORY of Agriculture & Prices in England, A (Book); ROGERS, James E. Thoroid; RURAL industries; LABOR; WAGES; GREAT Britain -- History; GREAT Britain
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