Arthur Young Correspondence, 1743-1820 1743-1820

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Arthur Young Correspondence, 1743-1820 1743-1820

This correspondence, by and relating to Young, was collected by John G. Gazley for his biography "The Life of Arthur Young, 1741-1820" (APS Memoirs 97; Philadelphia, 1973).

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Gazley, John G. (John Gerow), 1895-

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Young, Arthur, 1741-1820

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Arthur Young was an English civil servant and writer on agriculture and social economy. Born and raised in Suffolk, he began farming his family land and managed a farm in Essex; his agricultural experiments were largely unsuccessful, but he learned from the experience and produced several popular books on farming. He continued to write and travelled extensively, ultimately establishing himself at a farm in Bradfield. He became England's best-known advocate of agricultural reform, founded and edi...