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This 5 page paper examines the writings of J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur to see what they tell us about his thoughts with regard to the American experience and values such as equality and religious freedom. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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that hundreds of people set sail on the strength of his descriptions. His letters about America are collected into Letters from an American Farmer; well examine his work to
see what it tells us about his thoughts with regard to the American experience and values such as equality and religious freedom. Brief Biography J. Hector St. John de Cr?vecoeur
was a French agriculturist; he was born in Caen in 1731 and died near Paris in 1813 (Taaffe, 2005). He went to England, and then emigrated from there to
America in 1754, where he lived on a farm for many years (Taaffe, 2005). He left America for France in 1780, but was arrested by the English in New
York who suspected that he was a spy (Taaffe, 2005). After spending several months in jail he was allowed to proceed to France, where he interested the farmers in
Normandy in growing potatoes (Taaffe, 2005). He stayed in France for approximately three years then returned to America; his letters enticed several hundred of his countrymen to come to
the New York (Taaffe, 2005). The French established a colony in Pennsylvania, and although it flourished for a time, Indians destroyed it and massacred the settlers (Taaffe, 2005).
Once the American Revolution ended, Cr?vecoeur was appointed French counsel at New York, where he remained for a long time. While he was in New York "he assisted
in the founding of St. Peters, the first Catholic church in the city, and served as one of its first trustees" (Taaffe, 2005). He is the author of several
works, including the Letters, that were popular throughout France. The Letters The first letter well examine is actually #3, entitled "What is an American?" because it demonstrates clearly his pride
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