J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur (1735–1813)
Auteur de Lettres d'un cultivateur américain
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: From Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur's Lettres d’un cultivateur américain, Paris : Cuchet, 1784.
Œuvres de J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur
Voyage dans la haute Pennsylvanie et dans l'état de New-York, par un membre adoptif de la Nation Onéida (1801) 10 exemplaires
More letters from the American farmer : an edition of the essays in English left unpublished by Crèvecoeur (1925) 9 exemplaires
Voyage dans la Haute Pensylvanie et dans l'État de New-York depuis l'année 1785 jusqu'en 1798 une géographie de… (2002) 2 exemplaires
Letters from an American Farmer and Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America Publisher: Penguin Classics 1 exemplaire
Letters from an American farmer and Sketches of eighteenth-century America more letters from an American farmer 1 exemplaire
An eighteenth century journey through Orange Conty, 1 exemplaire
Letters from an American farmer 1 exemplaire
Letters from an American farmer 1 exemplaire
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The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Contributeur, quelques éditions — 255 exemplaires
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Contributeur — 83 exemplaires
In Search of the Simple Life: American Voices, Past and Present (1986) — Contributeur — 34 exemplaires
American Literature: The Makers and the Making (In Two Volumes) (1973) — Contributeur, quelques éditions — 25 exemplaires
The Tavern Lamps Are Burning: Literary Journeys through Six Regions and Four Centuries of New York State (1964) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Crèvecœur, Michel Guillaume Jean de
- Nom légal
- Crèvecœur, Michel Guillaume Jean de
- Autres noms
- St. John, John Hector
Crèvecœur, Jean de
Crèvecoeur, Michel Guillaume Jean, dit Saint-John, de
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector
Crèvecoeur, Michel-Guillaume St. Jean de
Crèvecoeur, Michel-Guillaume Jean (tout afficher 8)
Crevecoeur, Michel Guillaume Jean de
Crevecoeur, J. Hector St. John de - Date de naissance
- 1735-12-31
- Date de décès
- 1813-11-12
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- France (birth)
USA - Lieu de naissance
- Caen, Normandy, France
- Lieu du décès
- Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France
- Lieux de résidence
- Orange County, New York, USA
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA - Professions
- surveyor
soldier
farmer
essayist - Organisations
- French Colonial Militia
Society of the Friends of the Blacks - Prix et distinctions
- St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA (named for him)
- Courte biographie
- St. John de Crèvecoeur was born a French aristocrat. He served in the French army in Canada, and then emigrated to the USA, where he partly anglicized his name. He became famous by writing works aimed at Europeans that celebrated life in America and the opportunities available. He's the namesake of the town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
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Letters from an American Farmer (Oxford World's… par J. Hector St John de Crèvecoeur
A Frenchman in pre-Revolutionary America up through 1782 farms in New York and corresponds with an Englishman by letter. Very enlightening.
Westvaco is the West Virginia Paper Co., makers of fine papers. For 47 years, they did a special Christmas book each year that they distributed to their customers, all featuring works from American history or literature. They all include a decorated slipcover, fine endpapers and many have embossed images on the book covers. Some feature gilt edges and silk ribbon bookmarks. Although they had a limited press run the number is not stated nor are they numbered or signed.
I read this a long time ago; what struck me was his praise of American reigous toleration despite his obvious contempt for the Calvinists who regarded their ministers as paid servants.(Do I remember this right? I read just now he was married by a French Calvinist minister.)
"... will afford a great deal of profitable and amusing information, respecting the private life of the Americans, as well as the progress of agriculture, manufactures, and arts, in their country. Perhaps the picture he gives, though found in fact, is in some instances embellished with rather too flattering circumstances." - GW to Richard Henderson, 19 June 1788.
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