{"product_id":"the-peoples-historian-anthony-brundage-9780313279546","title":"The People's Historian: John Richard Green and the Writing of History in Victorian England","description":"In 1874, John Richard Green, a virtually unknown former clergyman, sold the rights for his school textbook, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of the English People\u003c\/i\u003e, to Macmillan for 350 pounds sterling, a generous sum for a work expected to sell a few thousand copies. To everyone's astonishment, the work sold 32,000 copies in its first year, and a half million copies thereafter. This publishing phenomenon was also a breakthrough in historiography, for unlike earlier histories, which focused on kings and statesmen, Green's work revolved around the common people, their creative energy, and their devotion to self-government. Thus, Green was a critical figure in the transition from the writing of history of elites to a broader history of social and cultural change. He was also one of the last great amateurs at a time when the field was coming to be dominated by academic specialists. By providing an examination of Green's career, this book illuminates a critical juncture in the history of the discipline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Brundage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313279543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313279546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.24w x 0.78d","brand":"Anthony Brundage","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064846233855,"sku":"9780313279546","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0de780ba-fe3a-44d1-8834-abaddffa0bb7.jpg?v=1768671423","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-peoples-historian-anthony-brundage-9780313279546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}