{"product_id":"9780951957714","title":"Chronicles of the Rowleys: English Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a fascinating glimpse into the ordinary life of English men and women, including a few of the famous - the near bankruptcy of the notorious Earl of Sandwich; letters on botany sent from  Jamaica to Sir Joseph Banks at Kew Gardens; how an English country raised militia to meet the threat of a Napoleonic invasion; an insight into boarding school life of boys and girls about 1810; how a British naval officer participated in the blockade of the Chesapeake leading to  the burning of Washington D.C.; the tragic story of  a civil servant in India; documents abut the extinction of the Great Auk; and finally, a Parliamentary bribery trial.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central characters are members of the Rowley family of Huntingdonshire.  Each chapter is based on original letters, documents and rare books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Huntingdonshire Local History Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013337334000,"sku":"9780951957714","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780951957714_p0.jpg?v=1763875143","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780951957714","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}