Letters from an American Farmer

Name: Letters from an American Farmer
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ISBN: 9781429000109

ISBN-10: 1429000104

ISBN-13: 9781429000109

Edition: N/A

Authors: J. Hector St. John Crï¿½vecoeur

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First published in England in 1782, Crevecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer was one of the first works to describe the character of the average American at the close of the Revolutionary War. His famous question, "What, then, is the American, this new man?," summarized the European's interest in and questioning of the new country of America at a time when centuries of tradition had just been overturned and post-colonial Americans were attempting to describe themselves in a new way. Through the character of James, the letters celebrate the land of America, its space and fertility, and the character of Americans themselves, their work ethic and spirit of personal determination. The…

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List price: $49.95
Publisher: Applewood Books
Publication date: 1/31/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 396
Size: 6.36" wide x 9.25" long x 1.17" tall
Weight: 0.110
Language: English