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Letters from an American Farmer
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J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
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9780486146881, 9780486444086
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Dover Publications
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An emigrant French aristocrat-turned-farmer, Jean de Crèvecoeur was granted New York citizenship in 1765 and became a landowner in Orange County. There, he wrote about his farming experiences and interpreted the nation’s development in a series of charming and keenly observant essay-length letters about life in the Early Republic. A Baedeker of American culture for Old World readers, the book painted a vivid portrait of the young country, not only detailing seafaring life in New England and plantation culture in the South, but also providing incisive vignettes of the hardships of frontier living and the perilous unrest that existed between fanatical patriots and back-country loyalists. For many Europeans, his essays offered first major impressions of American landscapes, people, institutions, and the problems that stood in the way of making one nation out of diverse former colonies. One of the best-known early accounts of life in 18th-century America, Letters from an American Farmer is essential reading for students of colonial history and a must-have for Americana enthusiasts.

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Letters From An American Farmer
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J. Hector
Edition
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9781447488460, 9781443711388
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Read Books Ltd.
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PDF and EPUB

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This vintage book contains a collection of letters written by an American farmer on Nantucket island, Massachusetts in the late eighteenth century. Within the letters, the author describes to a friend in England his life as a farmer, while also explaining the manners and customs of the local inhabitants. “Letters from an American Farmer” offers an authentic insight into colonial American life and is not to be missed by those with an interest in this fascinating chapter of history. Contents include: “Letter II – Introduction”, “Letter II – On the Situation, Feelings, and Pleasures, of an American Farmer”, “Letter III – What is an American”, “Letter IIII – Description of the Islands of Nantucket, with the Manners, Customs, and Policy, and Trade of the Inhabitants”, “Letter V – Customary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of Nantucket”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on farming.

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