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
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12022-12-21T07:11:40-08:00Kaitlyn D'Addezio807d72c76cfa11974f0437789aa2ff8e94641f1554941definitionplain2022-12-21T07:11:41-08:00Kaitlyn D'Addezio807d72c76cfa11974f0437789aa2ff8e94641f15tran·si·to·ry ˈtran(t)-sə-ˌtȯr-ē ˈtran-zə- Adjective 1 : of brief duration : TEMPORARY the transitory nature of earthly joy 2 : tending to pass away : not persistent transitorily ˌtran(t)-sə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē ˌtran-zə- adverb transitoriness ˈtran(t)-sə-ˌtȯr-ē-nəs ˈtran-zə- noun