Letters from an American farmer

Book

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Chester Historical Society

Letters from an American farmer: The book cover features a rustic farm scene, showcasing fields, a barn, and farmhouse, beneath the title: "Letters from an American farmer."
Letters from an American farmer

The book cover features a rustic farm scene, showcasing fields, a barn, and farmhouse, beneath the title: "Letters from an American farmer."

Name/Title

Letters from an American farmer

Entry/Object ID

chs-017053

Description

TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER I Introduction LETTER II On the situation, feelings, and pleasures of an American Farmer LETTER III What is an American LETTER IV Description of the island of Nantucket, with the manners, customs, policy, and trade of the Inhabitants LETTER V Customary education and employment of the inhabitants of Nantucket LETTER VI Description of the island of Martha's Vine?yard; and of the Whale Fishery LETTER Vll Manners and customs at Nantucket LETTER VIII Peculiar customs at Nantucket LETTER IX Description of Charles-Town; thoughts on slavery; on physical evil; a melancholy scene LETTER X On snakes; and on the humming bird LETTER XI From Mr. Iw-n Al-z, a Russian gentleman, describing the visit he paid at my request to Mr. John Bertram, the celebrated Pennsylvania botanist LETTER XII Distresses of a Frontier man

Collection

Margie Nehrich

Acquisition

Notes

12/17/2003 Gift of Estate of Margie Nehrich.

Dimensions

Height

18.3 cm

Width

10.8 cm

Depth

1.4 cm

Dimension Notes

240

Book Details

Author

J Hector St John de de Crèvecoeur

Publisher

New York Doubleday & Company

Date Published

1969

Create Date

January 15, 2025

Update Date

February 27, 2025