num_pages: 288
description: Written by an emigrant French aristocrat turned farmer, the Letters from an American Farmer (1782) posed the famous "What, then, is the American, this new man?", as a new nation took shape before the eyes of the world. Addressing some of American literature's most pressing concernsand identity issues, these Letters celebrate personal determination, freedom from institutional oppression, and the largeness and fertility of the land. They also address darker and more symbolic elements, particularly slavery. This book is the only critical edition available of what is seen by manyas the first-ever work of American literature.
language: English
title: Letters from an American Farmer
titlecomplete: Letters from an American Farmer
genres: American, Agriculture, Nonfiction, School, 18th Century, Classics, American History, College, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 531
publisher: Oxford University Press