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

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0708325599

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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.

France
France

Author: Britannica Educational Publishing

Publisher: Britanncia Educational Publishing

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1615309810

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France’s cultural and historical legacies are numerous and diverse. It has long played a dominant role on the world stage, and as one of the largest countries of the European Union, its global influence shows no signs of dying down. But despite its cultural, economic, governmental, and historical achievements, France has experienced trials and tribulations, perhaps most memorably during the French Revolution, but throughout history as well. This comprehensive volume surveys France’s assorted regions, its renowned traditions, the individuals and peoples that have led it to greatness, and the struggles and successes of its past and present.