Letters from an American Farmer: Selections

A concise teaching edition of a classic of the Colonial and Revolutionary period in America

Letters from an American Farmer is increasingly recognized as one of the foundational texts in the study both of American literature and of American history. This compact edition combines a selection of the most important, accessible, and engaging sections of Crèvecoeur’s work with a focused selection of background contextual material. The result is an edition ideally suited for use in a wide range of undergraduate courses.

This volume is one of a number of editions that have been drawn from the pages of the acclaimed Broadview Anthology of American Literature. The series is designed to make selections from the anthology available in a format convenient for use in a wide variety of contexts; each edition features an introduction and exaplanatory footnotes, and is designed to meet the needs of today’s students.