St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector 1735-1813 creator Blake, Warren Barton 1883-1918 text utu 2003 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur is a series of letters first published in 1782. Through the voice of a fictional farmer named James, this work explores life in the British colonies of America before the Revolutionary War. The twelve letters examine diverse topics, from defining American identity to describing Quaker society on Nantucket, confronting the brutal realities of slavery in Charleston, and witnessing a farmer's anguish as war approaches. Recognized as one of the first works in American literary canon, it blends documentary observation with social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_an_American_Farmer Release date is 2003-11-01 Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Nantucket (Mass.) United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 United States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1783 St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813 E151 Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4666 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4666 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133129.0 4666