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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The small village jam-makers were the precursors and the rudiments of the great factories of preserves which now employ…”

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The small village jam-makers were the precursors and the rudiments of the great factories of preserves which now employ hundreds of workers.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin points out how small village jam-makers laid the groundwork for large-scale food production.

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