{"product_id":"the-english-landed-estate-in-the-nineteeth-century-its-administration-paperback","title":"The English Landed Estate in the Nineteeth Century: Its Administration - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Spring\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1963. \u003ci\u003eThe English Landed Estate in the Nineteeth Century: Its Administration\u003c\/i\u003e deals principally with the administration of large landed estates during the years from 1830 to 1870. The book also throws new light on the work of the Inclosure Commissioners, who, as a department of the central government, supervised agricultural improvements made by landowners who borrowed from the government and from land companies. Author David Spring argues that the British government intervened in agriculture much more than is commonly thought. In describing the hierarchy of estate management, Spring relies, wherever possible, on hitherto unused family papers and estate documents. Especially important is his material on the Dukes of Bedford and on the domestic economy and financial position of the Russell Family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapter titled \"The Landowner,\" based on the seventh Duke of Bedford's correspondence with his agent, is a case study of a single estate and provides insight into the workings of a great landowner's mind. The remaining chapters, dealing with lawyers, land agents, and the Inclosure Commissioners, include other individual portraits. Among these are Christopher Haedy, the Duke of Bedford's chief agent; James Loch, king of estate agents in nineteenth-century England; Henry Morton, the Earl of Durham's land agent; and William Blamire and James Caird, two of the Inclosure Commissioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Spring\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor of history at the Johns Hopkins University. He was a prominent historian of the social and economic history of nineteenth-century Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51793196744992,"sku":"9781421433516","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59d8a04b9088fe13063c21327aa9f256.webp?v=1780715926","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-english-landed-estate-in-the-nineteeth-century-its-administration-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}