...the human desire to seek adventure.
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The author feels that Young has made many mistakes.
The author also feels that Young was determined.
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Many Americans left farms and headed to the cities because the industrial revolution opened up many jobs in the cities. Also, the industrial revolution created more farm technology that allowed farmers to do the day's work with fewer people. This led to mass unemployment and peoples' dispersal into cities. This also caused cities to grow.