J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

Letters from an American Farmer

Contents of this path:

  1. J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur’s “Letters from an American Farmer”: a Digital Edition
  2. Preface
  3. Emendations
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Letter I: Introduction
  6. Letter II: On the Situation, Feelings, and Pleasures, of an American Farmer
  7. Letter III: What is an American
  8. Letter IV: Description of the Island of Nantucket, with the Manners, Customs, Policy, and Trade, of the Inhabitants.
  9. Letter V: Customary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of Nantucket
  10. Letter VI: Description of the Island of Martha's Vineyard; and of the Whale-Fishery
  11. Letter VII: Manners and Customs at Nantucket
  12. Letter VIII: Peculiar Customs at Nantucket
  13. Letter IX: Description of Charles-Town
  14. Letter X: On Snakes; And on the Humming-Bird
  15. Letter XI: From Mr. Iw-n Al-z, a Russian Gentleman, Describing the Visit he paid, at my request, to Mr. John Bertram, the Celebrated Pennsylvanian Botanist
  16. Letter XII: Distresses of a Frontier-Man
  17. Citations