Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
John Dickinson · 1768 · Politics & Society
Full text · 12 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
Twelve letters against the Townshend Acts that made Dickinson the most famous American writer before Paine: the colonial case that Parliament could regulate trade but had no right to tax the colonies.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Students of the road to the Revolution - Readers who want the moderate patriot case - Anyone studying taxation and representation
What’s inside
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