american author george rr martin created gendry
 a letter martin wrote to the editor of fantastic four was printed in issue 20 november 1963 it was the first of many sent e
 john de crvecur whose letters from an american farmer 1782 addresses the question what is an american by moving between praise for the opportunities and peace offered in the new society and recognition that the solid life of the farmer must rest uneasily between the oppressive aspects of the urban life and the lawless aspects of the frontier where the lack of social structures leads to the loss of civilized living