Letters from an American Farmer and Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America (Penguin Classics)
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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
ISBN13:9780140390063
Release Date:December 1981
Publisher:Penguin Classics
Length:512 Pages
Weight:0.71 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.0" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
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1782 look at Pennsylvania farming
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
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.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
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.
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