What is the American family? This question was answered by John de Crevecoeur, in "what is the American?" (1782), when he said: "I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have four wives of different nations."1 In fact, Crevecoeur summarized the history of the American family, in particular, and the American man, in general. There are many kinds of family systems in the world; the English family is but one of them. ...

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He presided over family prayers and worked on the family farm. ... There were all kinds of animal hunts, like for instance, hare hunts, foxhunts, raccoon bunts, and opossum hunts. Other animal-related included horse racing, cock fighting, and bull baiting. In the winter, when outdoor sports that involved animals didn't come in to play, colonists, found other means of entertainment. ...

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Paul's friendly with the Leivers family of Willey Farm, and a tenderness grew between him and the daughter Miriam, a soulful, shy girl. ... So, towards his wife, Morel is absence of softness and understanding which are the basic characters of a husband, just like a cold blood animal. ...

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