J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur

Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecœur (December 31, 1735 – November 12, 1813), naturalized in New York as John Hector St. John, was a French-American author, diplomat, and farmer. Quotes What then is the American, this new man? He is either an European, or the descendant of an European, hence that strange mixture of blood, which you will find in no other country. ... Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world. Letters from an American Farmer (1782), letter III External links Category:Political authors from the United States Category:Political authors from France Category:1735 births Category:1813 deaths Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Essayists from France Category:Diplomats Category:Farmers