An Account of the Foundling Hospital in London, for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children. the Second Edition. (Paperback)

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT092588Dedication signed: Thos. Bernard.London: printed for the Hospital, by Thomas Jones, 1799. viii,73, 1]p.; 8

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT092588Dedication signed: Thos. Bernard.London: printed for the Hospital, by Thomas Jones, 1799. viii,73, 1]p.; 8

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Imprint

Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Country of origin

United States

Release date

June 2010

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

June 2010

Authors

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 5mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

88

ISBN-13

978-1-170-26291-7

Barcode

9781170262917

Categories

LSN

1-170-26291-0



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