Travels In France During The Years 1787 - 1788 - 1789
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A landmark work of travel writing and social history, Travels in France During the Years 1787, 1788 and 1789 chronicles the observations of Arthur Young, an English agriculturalist and writer who journeyed through pre-revolutionary France on the eve of one of history's most dramatic upheavals. With the sharp eye of a trained agronomist and the curiosity of an enlightened traveller, Young documents the rural conditions, farming practices, poverty, and political tensions he witnessed across the French countryside, providing an invaluable firsthand account of a society on the brink of collapse. His detailed notes on land use, peasant hardship, and aristocratic excess paint a vivid picture of the profound inequalities that would soon ignite the French Revolution. Edited with an introduction by Jeffry Kaplow, this edition makes Young's prescient and meticulously observed journals accessible to modern readers, cementing its status as an indispensable primary source for anyone interested in eighteenth-century Europe.
Author: Arthur Young
Format: Paperback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of travel writing and social history, Travels in France During the Years 1787, 1788 and 1789 chronicles the observations of Arthur Young, an English agriculturalist and writer who journeyed through pre-revolutionary France on the eve of one of history's most dramatic upheavals. With the sharp eye of a trained agronomist and the curiosity of an enlightened traveller, Young documents the rural conditions, farming practices, poverty, and political tensions he witnessed across the French countryside, providing an invaluable firsthand account of a society on the brink of collapse. His detailed notes on land use, peasant hardship, and aristocratic excess paint a vivid picture of the profound inequalities that would soon ignite the French Revolution. Edited with an introduction by Jeffry Kaplow, this edition makes Young's prescient and meticulously observed journals accessible to modern readers, cementing its status as an indispensable primary source for anyone interested in eighteenth-century Europe.