Travels in Revolutionary France and a Journey Across America
George Cadogan Morgan and Richard Price Morgan
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Wales Press
Published:30th Nov '12
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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.
Two intriguing glimpses, both previously unpublished, into the history of a single family. George Cadogan Morgan's accounts of his travels in France at the very start of the French Revolution are a fascinating addition to our knowledge of that event; the autobiography of his son offers an equally compelling narrative of the hopes and disappointments of an immigrant from Britain trying to make a living in 19th-century America. Both are wonderfully readable, and have been expertly introduced by two outstanding scholars. Professor John Barrel, University of York
ISBN: 9780708325582
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 408g
272 pages