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Letters from an American Farmer (Penguin American Library) (Paperback)
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Short Description for Letters from an American FarmerPublished in 1782, this collection of stories includes a vivid portrait of the American scene, from New England seafaring life to Southern plantation culture. The second collection of stories explores some of the unpleasant truths about America's birth pangs.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Published: 25 March 1982
- Format: Paperback 512 pages
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- Categories: Diaries, Letters & Journals | History Of The Americas
- ISBN 13: 9780140390063 ISBN 10: 0140390065
- Sales rank: 651,442
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Full description for Letters from an American Farmer
American literature, as the voice of our national consciousness, begins with the works of Crevecoeur.Published in 1782, "Letters from an American Farmer" painted a vivid portrait of the American scene, from New England seafaring life to Southern plantation culture. More popular abroad than at home, the work provided Europeans with their chief impression of American landscapes, peoples, institutions, values, and problems. In "Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America" Crevecoeur explored some of the unpleasant truths about the nation's birth pangs. These essays described the hardships of frontier life, the threat of Indian raids, and the bloody unrest between fanatical patriots and back-country loyalists.
