Letters from an American Farmer and Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America (Penguin Classics)

by J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur

Book Overview

America's physical and cultural landscape is captured in these two classics of American history. Letters provides an invaluable view of the pre-Revolutionary and Revolutionary eras; Sketches details... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140390065
• Release Date: December 1981
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

1782 look at Pennsylvania farming

this book is filled with personal correspondence between a pennsylvania farmer and england in the first years of America. A wonderful journey thru time . Filled with details of life and the area and the wonders of america . Written in the words and style of a lost time . From the way he writes about his wifes daily chores to the hardship tragedy and beauty of his new home you can not but feel you are truly getting letters from a friend . fabulous read

Fascinating glimpse into late 18th C. American life.

These original essay length letters composed by an intelligent and imaginative immigrant offer us a fascinating glimpse into life in early America. The letters chronicle his travels across the thirteen colonies in the years leading up to the revolution. With pathos and humour he gives us an intimate look at family life in the whaling ports of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard. We visit with John Bertram, the celebrated botanist on his Pennsylvania farm. We are escorted through the middle colonies to Charelston for a first hand look at the opulent lifestyle of the planters. Our guide points out the absurdities he confronts while chronicling the beauty and diversity of the natural landscape. This book provides a wonderful and historic experience.