Episode Synopsis "Crèvecoeur's What is an American (1782)"

This is episode 5 on J. Hector St. John de Crèvecouer's "What is an American". In his letter, Crèvecoeur defines Americans as an all-nation (European) people as well as discusses the class divisions based on (1) those living by the sea; (2)those living in the woods; and (3)those middle settlers, living between the sea and the woods.

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