J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur (1735–1813)
Author of Letters from an American Farmer; and, Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America
About the Author
Image credit: From Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur's Lettres d’un cultivateur américain, Paris : Cuchet, 1784.
Works by J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
Letters from an American Farmer; and, Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America (1782) 899 copies, 5 reviews
The Immigrants 1 copy
Associated Works
The American Revolution: Writings from the War of Independence (2001) — Contributor — 709 copies, 3 reviews
The Debate on the Constitution, Part Two: January 1788 to August 1788 (1993) — Contributor — 707 copies, 4 reviews
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 252 copies, 1 review
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Contributor — 116 copies
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Concise Edition (2003) — Contributor — 73 copies, 1 review
American Literature: The Makers and the Making (In Two Volumes) (1973) — Contributor, some editions — 25 copies
The Tavern Lamps Are Burning: Literary Journeys through Six Regions and Four Centuries of New York State (1964) — Contributor — 25 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector
- Legal name
- Crèvecœur, Michel Guillaume Jean de
- Other names
- 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
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Crevecoeur, Michel Guillaume Jean de
Crevecoeur, J. Hector St. John de - Birthdate
- 1735-12-31
- Date of death
- 1813-11-12
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- surveyor
soldier
farmer
essayist - Organizations
- French Colonial Militia
Society of the Friends of the Blacks - Awards and honors
- St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA (named for him)
- Short biography
- 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.
- Nationality
- France (birth)
USA - Birthplace
- Caen, Normandy, France
- Places of residence
- Orange County, New York, USA
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA - Place of death
- Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France
- Map Location
- France
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Reviews
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.)
Letters From An American Farmer And Sketches Of Eighteenth-Century America by J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur
In Letters From an American Farmer, Crevecoeur assembles an epistolary showing America, the free society. Ranging from idyllic and unspoiled to the damages caused by society, American Farmer paints a whole picture of early American life.
Recommended for those interested in writings of early America.
Recommended for those interested in writings of early America.
A Frenchman in pre-Revolutionary America up through 1782 farms in New York and corresponds with an Englishman by letter. Very enlightening.
Letters from an American Farmer: Describing Certain Provincial Situations, Manners, and Customs, Not Generally Known; and Conveying Some Idea of the Late and Present Interior Circumstances of the British Colonies in North America (in slip case) by J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur
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