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Author: Gay Wilson Allen
Publisher: Viking Adult
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In St. John de Crèvecoeur, Gay Wilson Allen and Roger Asselineau reconstruct the life of this remarkable man--eyewitness to the American and French revolutions, and one of the first voices of our national consciousness"--Jacket, page [3].
Author: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2013-01-14
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 0674051815
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished in London just as the idea of an “American” was becoming a reality, Letters introduced Europeans to America’s landscape, customs, and then-new people. Moore’s reader’s edition situates these twelve letters, which shift from hope to disillusion, in the context of thirteen other essays representative of Crèvecoeur’s writings in English.
Author: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
Publisher:
Published: 1925
Total Pages: 368
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCrevecoeur's Books Outline The Steps Through Which New Immigrants Passed, Analyze The Religious Problems Of The New World, Describe The Life Of The Whalers Of Nantucket, Reveal Much About The Indians And The Horrors Of The Revolution, And Present The Colonial Farmer - His Psychology And His Daily Existence. His Charming Style, Keen Eye, And Simple Philosophy Are Universally Admired.
Author: Percy G. Adams
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2014-07-15
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 0813161991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecouer, long regarded as a chief figure in American letters of the Revolutionary period, is remembered as the author of Letters from an American Farmer and the posthumous Sketches of Eighteenth Century of America, but his last and most ambitious work has been almost entirely neglected. Published in France as Le Voyage dans la haute Pensylvanie et dans d'état de New York, Crèvecouer's last book was never popular and has not heretofore appeared in English. Yet the Voyage has much to add to Crèvecouer's picture of eighteenth-century America, and to our own picture of the American Farmer as a man and writer. The Voyage, written after Crèvecouer's sojourn in France and his return to America as French consul, records a new phase both in American history and in the author's life. Adams has arrived at a selection of extracts from Voyage which will be of interest to Crèvecouer's many admirers among students of American history and literature. The editor has translated, arranged, and annotated these selections to form a collection will be a fit companion for Crèvecouer's two volumes of English essays and will supplement the earlier books by recording Crèvecouer's final view of the American scene. In his introduction to this collection, Adams presents a thorough analysis of the content and significance of the Voyage and convincingly justifies his contention that, though the work contains much that is not worthy of translation or republication, the selection here published for the first time in English may be regarded as a significant addition to Crèvecouer's writings.
Author: Thomas A. Foster
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2011-01-24
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 0814728227
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1782, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur wrote, “What then, is the American, this new man? He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced.” In casting aside their European mores, these pioneers, de Crèvecoeur implied, were the very embodiment of a new culture, society, economy, and political system. But to what extent did manliness shape early America’s character and institutions? And what roles did race, ethnicity, and class play in forming masculinity? Thomas A. Foster and his contributors grapple with these questions in New Men, showcasing how colonial and Revolutionary conditions gave rise to new standards of British American manliness. Focusing on Indian, African, and European masculinities in British America from earliest Jamestown through the Revolutionary era, and addressing such topics that range from slavery to philanthropy, and from satire to warfare, the essays in this anthology collectively demonstrate how the economic, political, social, cultural, and religious conditions of early America shaped and were shaped by ideals of masculinity. Contributors: Susan Abram, Tyler Boulware, Kathleen Brown, Trevor Burnard, Toby L. Ditz, Carolyn Eastman, Benjamin Irvin, Janet Moore Lindman, John Gilbert McCurdy, Mary Beth Norton, Ann Marie Plane, Jessica Choppin Roney, and Natalie A. Zacek.
Author: J. Hecor St. John de Crèvecoeur
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 1981-12-17
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0140390065
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerica’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 in vivid prose the physical setting in which American settlers created their history. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author: Pamela Regis
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1999-04-21
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780812216868
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Author: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-10-16
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 048614688X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK18th-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, and institutions.
Author: George H. Smith
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Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781939709639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndividualism: A Reader is the first in a series from Libertarianism.org that will provide readers an introduction to the major ideas and thinkers in the libertarian tradition.
Author: Julia Post Mitchell
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 392
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