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F.M.L. Thompson is a very high ranking professor at the British Academy. He is the current editor of the annual "Letters and Memoirs" volumes published by the academy. He is also the chairman and general editor of the records of Social and Economic History Commi ....

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.... relied heavily on horsepower. People have always depended upon horses. Although horses required a great amount of food and work, they worked hard for the little that they received. Horses were such a simple and necessary part of everyday life in Victorian England. However, horses produced a lot of waste, which was difficult to get rid of. It was estimated that 3 million tons of waste was produced annually. Although it was useful agriculturally, it sold for very little and could only be transported within local areas. In order to deal with this problem, many areas of waste land "were turned into vast dung heaps" (p164). Also, in order to ....