Letters from an American Farmer by J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
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"Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur is a series of letters first published in 1782. Through the voice of a fictional farmer named James, this work explores life in the British colonies of America before the Revolutionary War. The twelve letters examine diverse topics, from defining American identity to describing Quaker society on Nantucket, confronting the brutal realities of slavery in Charleston, and witnessing a farmer's
anguish as war approaches. Recognized as one of the first works in American literary canon, it blends documentary observation with social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813 |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Blake, Warren Barton, 1883-1918 |
| Title | Letters from an American Farmer |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_an_American_Farmer |
| Credits | Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E151: History: America: United States |
| Subject | Nantucket (Mass.) |
| Subject | United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1783 |
| Subject | St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4666 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 679 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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