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.
#2446844 in Books 1998-02-06 1998-02-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.61 x 8.34 x 11.18l; #File Name: 0486401766864 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Book reviewBy JimbobHave not read the entire book yet; in fact have only made it just to the attack on Fort Sumter. The narrative is dry thus far and has not grabbed my interest the way Shelby Foote's History of the Civil War did.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I received a book which on the cover was labelled ...By Tom MunroeI received a book which on the cover was labelled The Naval History of the Civil War. The text is a book on religion among early Native Americans; not the book identified on the cover.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Unreadable ScanBy TobyThe ebook is unreadable. The scan was made from double columns with intervening illustrations; so when you hit an illustration; you have to go hunting for the rest of the previous sentence. Then you have to hunt your way back.
