Travels in Revolutionary France and a Journey Across America

Travels in Revolutionary France and a Journey Across America
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Publisher : University of Wales Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780708325599
ISBN-13 : 0708325599
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Download or read book Travels in Revolutionary France and a Journey Across America written by and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 1789 George Cadogan Morgan, born in Bridgend, Wales, and the nephew of the celebrated radical dissenter Richard Price (1723-91), found himself caught up in the opening events of the French Revolution and its consequences. In 1808, his family left Britain for America where his son, Richard Price Morgan, travelled extensively, made a descent of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers by raft and helped build some of the early American railroads. The adventures of both men are related here via letters George sent home to his family from France and through the autobiography written by his son in America.


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