Arthur Young, Matilda Betham-Edwards

The Autobiography of Arthur Young

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Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating first-hand account of the life of a prominent 18th century English farmer, scholar, and writer. Young's autobiography provides valuable insights into contemporary agricultural practices, the intellectual life of the era, and the experience of travel in Europe and North America during the late 1700s. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 889g
• ISBN-13: 9781020002939
• ISBN-10: 102000293X
• Artikelnr.: 71681591

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Childhood and youth, 1741-59
2. Farming and marriage, 1759-66
3. In search of a living, 1767-75
4. Ireland, 1770-8
5. Farming and experiments, 1779-82
6. First glimpse of France, 1783-5
7. First French journey, 1786-7
8. Travel and international friendships, 1788-89-90
9. Patriotic proposals, 1791-2
10. The Board of Agriculture, 1793
11. The Secretaryship, 1794-95-96
12. Illness and death of Bobbin, 1797
13. Diary and correspondence, 1798, 1799, 1800
14. Diary continued, 1801-3
15. Approaching blindness, 1804-7
16. Last years, 1808-20
Index.