Letters from an American Farmerby J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur | |
| Category: |
"U.S. History - Cultural" |
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| Pages: | 194 |
| Year of Publication: | 1782 |
| Date Added: | 08/05/2006 |
| Date Read: | 11/21/2001 |
| Notes: | Written by an emigrant French aristocrat turned farmer, this book posed the question: "What, then, is the American, this new man?" Crevecoeur makes observations on Americans and life in America, particularly on Nantucket. The final chapter is on life in the wilderness during the Revolutionary War. He also comments on slavery and pioneers. |
| My Rating: | 6 |