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Book SynopsisTwo gripping travel narratives from a turbulent historical period: the father a witness to the outbreak of the French Revolution; the son, two decades later, an adventurous pioneer in the American far west.
Trade ReviewTwo intriguing glimpses, both previously unpublished, into the history of a single family.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
Table of ContentsIntroduction Letters from France, summer 1789 George Cadogan Morgan, Address to the Jacobine Societies of France (1792) Introduction Address to the Jacobin Societies of France Richard Price Morgan, A Journey Across America Introduction Autobiography of Richard Price Morgan, Senior
