Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 208 Edwards, George, Sir 1850 1933 Edwards, Sir George From Crow-Scaring to Westminster: An Autobiography Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "From Crow-Scaring to Westminster: An Autobiography" by Sir George Edwards is a personal memoir written in the early 20th century. The book explores the author's journey from humble beginnings as a poor farm worker in Norfolk to becoming a Member of Parliament and an influential advocate for agricultural workers’ rights. It reflects on the social and economic challenges faced by agricultural laborers in England during the 19th century, emphasizing themes of resilience, community, and social justice. The opening of the autobiography introduces George Edwards’ family background, detailing the struggles of his parents, particularly his father, who faced significant hardships after returning from military service. It recounts the dire economic conditions of the 1840s, illustrating the poverty and injustice that affected laborers and their families. Edwards paints a vivid picture of his childhood, marked by extreme poverty, long working hours, and the determination to better the conditions of agricultural workers. Through these early challenges, he develops a strong sense of purpose that ultimately drives his lifelong commitment to social reform and advocacy for the working class. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en George Edwards, 1850-1933 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 522990 2025-06-14T10:41:45.268239 text/html 524835 2011-02-04T08:16:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 440671 2011-02-04T08:21:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 565144 2025-06-14T10:41:57.294157 application/epub+zip 570502 2025-06-14T10:41:49.935202 application/epub+zip 255146 2025-06-14T10:41:48.219183 application/epub+zip 862956 2025-06-14T10:42:02.469170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 826597 2025-06-14T10:41:55.954193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424060 2022-09-16T07:18:00.173019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479940 2025-06-14T10:41:44.146247 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 479766 2011-02-04T08:16:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 170222 2011-02-04T08:21:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 479786 2011-02-04T08:20:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170193 2011-02-04T08:21:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20367 2025-06-14T10:42:02.628124 application/rdf+xml 21168 2025-06-14T10:41:48.819199 image/jpeg 4458 2025-06-14T10:41:48.521172 image/jpeg 542275 2025-06-14T10:41:45.338235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia