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Published in 1782, this collection of stories includes a vivid portrait of the American scene, from New England seafaring life to Southern plantation culture. The second collection of stories explores some of the unpleasant truths about America's birth pangs. ... Read more

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Through a mirror...
What can I say?My first glimpse of this fascinating mirror into ordinary colonial American life was while I was bartending at a fancy schmancy restaurant on the upper east side of New York City.A customer working on her disertation for her master's in education was reading it while sipping chardonnay and waiting for her husband to join her.

As I passed back and forth, I could not help catching intriguing glimpses of the cover.How, in my quest for knowledge of early American agrarian, culture had I missed this gem?How would the observations of a Franch man compare to those of the incomparable William Cobbett?

Her husband was late; she had a second - and a third - glass.Her concentration became a bit wobbly and the book, to my great delight, was finally laid upon the bar, the well worn pages held open with the aid of a handy bread stick, flakes of toasted parmesan cheese adding a bit of superfluous punctuation.

I can read upside down (most bartenders can; do not forget this for your future privacy).I had got through several pages on dealing with the manners and customs of Nantucket before her spouse, unfortunatly, arrived.I had been too busy to write down the title at the time (yes, I can read upside down very quickly and in short, accurate bursts).But, thanks to the infinite ways of searching on Amazon, I was soon able to discover the whole title.

For those who, like myself, peer through the mirror of history and see ourselves; perhaps our little garden, or spring seedlings, tenderly nurtured, this book is better than any reality show pitting modern man against antiquated inconveniences.It relays the security and the continuity of a job well known and well done.

Buy this book.Read this book.You will never again view a plastic wrapped loaf of bread in the same light.

1782 look at Pennsylvania farming
this book is filled with personal correspondence between a pennsylvania farmer and england in the first years of America. A wonderful journey thru time . Filled with details of life and the area and the wonders of america . Written in the words and style of a lost time . From the way he writes about his wifes daily chores to the hardship tragedy and beauty of his new home you can not but feel you are truly getting letters from a friend . fabulous read

Fascinating glimpse into late 18th C. American life.
These original essay length letters composed by an intelligent and imaginative immigrant offer us a fascinating glimpse into life in early America. The letters chronicle his travels across the thirteen colonies inthe years leading up to the revolution.With pathos and humour he gives usan intimate look at family life in the whaling ports of Nantucket andMarthas Vineyard. We visit with John Bertram, the celebrated botanist onhis Pennsylvania farm. We are escorted through the middle colonies toCharelston for a first hand look at the opulent lifestyle of theplanters.Our guide points out the absurdities he confronts while chronicling thebeauty and diversity of the natural landscape.This book provides awonderful and historic experience. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: United States; Nantucket (Mass.); Travel; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Literary Collections / Letters; Travel / United States / General; Travel / United States / Northeast / New England; ... Read more

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Originally published in 1904.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict.
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British Library

T133373

With a half-title and final advertisement leaf.A variant has "friend" misspelt "frien" on the titlepage.

London : printed for Thomas Davies, and Lockyer Davis, 1782. [16],318,[2]p.,plates : maps ; 8° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.
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T133102



Dublin : printed by John Exshaw, 1782. [12],256p.,plates : maps ; 12° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.
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N000143

With a half-title and final advertisement leaf.

London : printed for Thomas Davies, and Lockyer Davis, 1783. [16],326,[2]p.,plates : maps ; 8° ... Read more

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From Introduction: "Hazlitt wrote that of the three notable writers whom the eighteenth century had produced, in the North American colonies, one was "the author (whoever he was) of the American Farmer's Letters." Crevecoeur was that unknown author; and Hazlitt said further of him that he rendered, in his own vividly characteristic manner, "not only the objects, but the feelings, of a new country." Great is the essayist's relish for passages descriptive of "a battle between two snakes," of "the dazzling, almost invisible flutter of the humming- bird's wing," of the manners of "the Nantucket people, their frank simplicity, and festive rejoicings after the perils and hardships of the whale-fishing." "The power to sympathise with nature, without thinking of ourselves or others, if it is not a definition of genius, comes very near to it," writes Hazlitt of our author. And his references to Crevecoeur are closed with the remark: "We have said enough of this ILLUSTRIOUS OBSCURE; for it is the rule of criticism to praise none but the over-praised, and to offer fresh incense to the idol of the day." Others, at least, have followed that "rule of criticism," and the American Farmer has long enjoyed undisturbed seclusion. Only once since the eighteenth century has there been a new edition of his Letters, that were first published at London in 1782, and reissued, with a few corrections, in the next year. The original American edition of this book about America was that published at Philadelphia in 1793, and there was no reprint till 1904, [Footnote: References may be found to American editions of 1794 and 1798, but no copies of such editions are preserved in any library to which the editor has had access.] when careless editing did all it could to destroy the value of the work, the name of whose very author was misstated. Yet the facts which we have concerning him are few enough to merit truthful presentation." ... Read more

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This Book Is In French. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Benjamin Franklin, Antoine Bénézet, J. Hector St John de Crèvecoeur, Gilbert Imlay, Benjamin Rush, William Hill Brown. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Benjamin Franklin (17 janvier 1706 à Boston - 17 avril 1790 à Philadelphie) est l'une des plus illustres figures de l'histoire américaine, à la fois écrivain, physicien et diplomate. D'abord imprimeur à Philadelphie, il se fait connaître par le succès de ses almanachs. Attaché à la liberté, homme des lumières complet, franc-maçon de la tradition britannique, précurseur des « encyclopédistes » et inventeur, il démontre la nature électrique de la foudre. Administrateur, philanthrope et élu de Philadelphie, il représente les colons de Pennsylvanie à Londres. Nommé Maître des postes des colonies, il est chargé de protester contre les taxes britanniques au nom des colons. Co-rédacteur et signataire de la Déclaration d'indépendance des États-Unis d'Amérique de 1776, il est l'un des « pères fondateurs des États-Unis », dont il devint le premier ambassadeur en France. La maison de naissance de Benjamin Franklin à BostonBenjamin Franklin est né le 17 janvier 1706 à Boston. Dernier né d'une fratrie de dix-sept enfants (au sein d'une famille modeste, puritaine et conformiste, vivant de la fabrication de chandelles et de savons), il est le fils d'un immigré anglais. Après un an à la South Grammar School à l'âge de huit ans, il ne peut poursuivre ses études dans cette institution malgré ses très bons résultats, en raison des faibles revenus de sa famille. Il est alors envoyé jusqu'à l'âge de dix ans dans une école d'écriture et d'arithmétique, la George Brownell's English school, où il acquiert une belle écriture, mais ne brille pas en arithmétique. Son père...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more