Letters From an American Farmer

Klappentext 18th-century classic detailing seafaring life in New England and plantation culture in the South also provided Old World readers with first major impressions of American landscapes, people, institutions, and problems of making one nation out of diverse former colonies. Introduction and Notes by Warren Barton Blake. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionOn the Situation, Feelings, and Pleasures of an American FarmerWhat is an AmericanDescription of the Island of Nantucket, with the Manners, Customs, Policy, and Trade of the InhabitantsCustomary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of NantucketDescription of the Island of Martha's Vineyard, and of the Whale FisheryManners and Customs at NantucketPeculiar Customs at NantucketDescription of Charles-Town; Thoughts on Slavery; On Physical Evil; A Melancholy SceneOn Snakes; and on the Humming BirdFrom Mr. Iw--n Al--z, a Russian Gentleman, Describing the Visit he paid at my request to Mr. John Bertram, the celebrated Pennsylvania BotanitsDistresses of a Frontier ManNotesIndex

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• Authors: J Hector St John de Crevecoeur, J Hector St John St John De Creveco De Crevecoeur, J. Hector St John de Crevecoeur, J Hector St John Crevecoeur, J Hector St John De Crevecoeur, J. Hector St John De Crevecoeur, J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, J. Hector/ Blake St. John De Crevecoeur, E.L. Voynich, E.l. St John Crevecoeur Voynich
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2005
• EAN: 9780486444086
• ISBN: 978-0-486-44408-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science; Dover Books on History, Politi; Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science; Dover Books on History, Politi
• Subject: Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America