Letters from an American Farmer
J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur

Rating: -

Review:
This is a collection of letters writen by an American farmer around the time of the revolution. The letters discuss both his life and also his politics or philosophy and his thoughts about America. It is supposedly one of the classic examples and original works which defines "the American Dream". I just couldn't get involved in the letters. I didn't learn enough about the guy to care about his life and his farm. Perhaps I was too young, but his philosophy didn't seem particularly interesting to me either. This is probably an interesting set of historical documents, but don't go looking for a fun read out of this book.