In the textbook’s biography for J. Hector St. John De Crevec…
In the textbook’s biography for J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur, the editor argues that in Letters from an American Farmer, “Crevecoeur offers an idealistic portrait of the soon-to-be United States, one that resonated with the later depictions of the nation as a melting pot and a land of opportunity” (552). Using the text, offer at least one passage from Crevecoeur that seems to hint of America becoming both a melting pot and a land of opportunity.
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