Letters from an American Farmer

Letters From An American Farmer And Sketches Of Eighteenth-Century America was published by Jean de Crèvecœur in 1782 but it was written before the American Revolution. Crèvecœur provided one of the first examples of American literature to Europeans.

Through a series of letters, Crèvecœur illustrates the idealized version of a free society, America. While the first letters portray a perfect conception of America, through his secluded farm called Pine Hill, the following letters depict a land damaged and destroyed by society and civilization. One such entity is slavery, which is described throughout the book.

The view of Crèvecœur on immigration and emigration is worthy of notice: "Ubi panis ibi patria".

Outline of "Letters from an American Farmer"

External links