The American Minervan

Tag: James Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

  • J. Hector St. John on What Is An American, 1782

    J. Hector St. John on What Is An American, 1782

    EXCERPT FROM LETTER III FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER PUBL. 1782 “In this great American asylum [haven], the poor of Europe have by some means met together, and in consequence of various causes.” (J. HECTOR ST. JOHN DE CRÈVEŒUR, LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER) “What then is the American, this new man? . . . He…