{"product_id":"bread-winner","title":"Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy by Emma Griffin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description-container\" style=\"font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0; font-weight: 800;\"\u003eBread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \n    \u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; border-left: 5px solid #d32f2f; padding: 15px; margin: 25px 0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: 700; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 1px;\"\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK SELECTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWhile nineteenth-century Britain experienced unprecedented macroeconomic expansion and rising industrial wages, the fruits of national prosperity were deeply fractured along gender lines. Working-class women, largely barred from securing direct viable incomes, were acutely dependent on the \"breadwinner wage\" of their husbands. When an income failed, or was squandered by errant domestic partners, entire families were instantly plunged into inescapable poverty. Unlocking the literal doorways of Victorian England, this study reviews the intimate financial realities of daily life by drawing upon more than 600 working-class autobiographies—including over 200 rare accounts penned by women—fundamentally revising our modern understanding of the era's domestic economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eAuthor Bio \u0026amp; Accolades\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eEmma Griffin is a highly celebrated British social historian and academic. Widely lauded for her sensitive, deeply empirical archival research into the Industrial Revolution, her work has won widespread critical acclaim. \u003cem\u003eBread Winner\u003c\/em\u003e was named a \"Best History Book of the Year\" by the \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e and praised by the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e as a powerful story of domestic realities and structural pressures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHighly recommended for enthusiasts of Victorian history, students of economic and labor history, and researchers tracking gender dynamics, domestic finances, and working-class social development in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 15px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;\"\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003e9780300230062\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003eEmma Griffin\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003eYale University Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/table\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 20px; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.2em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0;\"\u003eBust Down Books: People over profits\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50695953154363,"sku":"0300230060","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/24298363482294.jpg?v=1762019215","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/bread-winner","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}