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firewood was the main fuel, until the use of coal spread during the Industrial Revolution. As such, access to firewood was a valued resource, with wood botes, or the right to gather firewood, being a significant aspect of many medieval leases. As late as 19th century America, Henry David Thoreau considered that it was "remarkable what a value is still put upon wood even in this age and this

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