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J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"Main MenuJ. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur’s “Letters from an American Farmer”: a Digital EditionTitle PagePrefaceEmendationsTable of ContentsLetter I: IntroductionLetter II: On the Situation, Feelings, and Pleasures, of an American FarmerLetter III: What is an AmericanLetter IV: Description of the Island of Nantucket, with the Manners, Customs, Policy, and Trade, of the Inhabitants.Letter V: Customary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of NantucketLetter V: Customary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of NantucketLetter VI: Description of the Island of Martha's Vineyard; and of the Whale-FisheryLetter VII: Manners and Customs at NantucketLetter VII: Manners and Customs at NantucketLetter VIII: Peculiar Customs at NantucketLetter VIII: Peculiar Customs at NantucketLetter IX: Description of Charles-TownLetter X: On Snakes; And on the Humming-BirdLetter X: On Snakes; And on the Humming-BirdLetter 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 BotanistLetter XII: Distresses of a Frontier-ManDiana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1c
Letters from an American Farmer
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1media/Crevecoeur Original Letters Writing Table of Contents.png2015-09-19T17:26:16-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cTable of Contents8image_header2018-07-22T14:41:39-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1c
1media/03-Chandler-Overmantel-Ruggles-Overmantel.jpg2020-09-26T07:35:44-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cLetter II: On the Situation, Feelings, and Pleasures, of an American Farmer36image_header2024-02-15T11:36:38-08:00Noelle Vacca1c4b57b3c7a81298f319557725484f974e46f600
1media/Hicks--The Peaceable Kingdom.jpg2017-06-22T07:11:51-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cLetter III: What is an American110image_header5072712024-02-28T11:29:54-08:00Noelle Vacca1c4b57b3c7a81298f319557725484f974e46f600
12022-02-11T15:13:09-08:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cLetter V: Customary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of Nantucket19Letter V: Customary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of Nantucketplain2024-02-14T12:01:04-08:00Noelle Vacca1c4b57b3c7a81298f319557725484f974e46f600
1media/Smithsonian Magazine 1856 Nantucket sailor sketch.webp2022-09-06T08:56:39-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cLetter VII: Manners and Customs at Nantucket32Letter VII: Manners and Customs at Nantucketimage_header2024-02-28T11:33:27-08:00Noelle Vacca1c4b57b3c7a81298f319557725484f974e46f600
12022-09-06T09:13:21-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cLetter VIII: Peculiar Customs at Nantucket16Letter VIII: Peculiar Customs at Nantucketplain2024-02-15T11:26:30-08:00Noelle Vacca1c4b57b3c7a81298f319557725484f974e46f600
1media/Stearns--George Washington and Slaves.jpg2017-09-21T10:18:08-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cLetter IX: Description of Charles-Town45image_header2024-02-28T11:28:09-08:00Noelle Vacca1c4b57b3c7a81298f319557725484f974e46f600
1media/Catesby Snake 2.jpegmedia/Catesby Snake 2.jpeg2022-09-06T09:24:10-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cLetter X: On Snakes; And on the Humming-Bird11Letter X: On Snakes; And on the Humming-Birdimage_header2024-02-15T11:23:17-08:00Noelle Vacca1c4b57b3c7a81298f319557725484f974e46f600
1media/West--The Treaty of Penn with the Indians.jpg2017-10-27T13:22:20-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cLetter XII: Distresses of a Frontier-Man58image_header2024-02-28T11:32:28-08:00Noelle Vacca1c4b57b3c7a81298f319557725484f974e46f600