The Charity of Mars - A History of the Royal Military Asylum (1803-1892)
by A. W. Cockerill
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0921501072
- ISBN 13
- 9780921501077
- Seller
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About This Item
Cobourg, ON: Black Cat Press, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. PERSONAL INSCRIPTION FROM A.W. COCKERILL on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Between 1803 and 1892, over 11,000 children of the soldiers of the British Army's rank-and-file received the Army's charity. At the height of the Napoleonic Wars, the Royal Military Asylum was home to 1600 orphans and children in need: 1,000 boys and 600 girls. This book is a vigorous history of the RMA and Army's experiment in education and social welfare to the benefit of society at large.
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- Bookseller
- Werdz Quality Used Books (CA)
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- Title
- The Charity of Mars - A History of the Royal Military Asylum (1803-1892)
- Author
- A. W. Cockerill
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0921501072
- ISBN 13
- 9780921501077
- Publisher
- Black Cat Press
- Place of Publication
- Cobourg, ON
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- HISTORY BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BRITAIN ASYLUM ORPHANAGE EDUCATION ROYAL MILITARY SIGNED COLLECTIBLE
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