While portraying life in a new settlement on New York's Lake Otsego in the final years of the 18th century, Cooper deftly explores the cultural and philosophical underpinnings of the American experience. He contrasts the natural codes of the hunter and woodsman, Natty Bumpo, and his Indian friend, John Mokegan, with the more rigid structure of law required by a more complex society.
This is the fourth in Cooper's series of five books known as the Leatherstocking Tales, which were arranged according to the chronology of their hero, Natty Bumpo.
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"currently reading The Last of the Mohicans and The Pioneers, written by James Fenimore Cooper. We visited Cooper's Cave in Glens Falls, NY last summer - a scene in Last of the Mohicans. I can't wait to discuss this book next year during American Lit." — Brenda (5 out of 5 stars)
"currently reading The Last of the Mohicans and The Pioneers, written by James Fenimore Cooper. We visited Cooper's Cave in Glens Falls, NY last summer - a scene in Last of the Mohicans. I can't wait to discuss this book next year during American Lit."
" Real and romantic look at the Native Americans and Seven Years War. "
" Ignorant me, I never knew classics could be such thrillers! I could say read it for the description of wild America in the 1700's, but I listened to it and got caught up in the breakneck speed of the plot. "
" I enjoyed The Prairie. I had never read Cooper before and really enjoyed the language usage. A throwback to childhood beliefs, that there are honorable people in the world, a very honorable Indian and good people. "
" I was forced to read the Leatherstocking Tales in college but ended up loving them. "
" I started this book three times and finished it once. It took a lot of commitment to get through it. I ended up loving the story but hating having to wade through his swamp-like prose. "
" Good story, but a very SLOW read. This is a case where the movie gets to the heart of the story and cuts out the unnecessary stuff. "
" Great book, lot of action, sad ending. "
" Read after seeing the movie. The movie is very fast paced, the book is not. "
" Tough read, as it was written in the early 1800's, but once you get into the style and rhythm it's good. A nice change of pace. "
" I think you could read this if you really want to - it's a good genre piece. A bit wordy though- whew! "
" I really enjoyed this book. Now I need to watch the movie again because it has been too long since I watched it. "
" This rating is for the Daniel Day-Lewis film, not the turgid Fenimore Cooper novel. The inspired acting, spectacular scenery, and gorgeous sound track brought the book to life. "
" Dont ever read this book ever!!!! it is not good. "
" This is probably my least favorite book I've ever had to read. I read it the summer before my junior year of high school, and I still remember the pain of trying to get through it. "
" it was a very hard book to read but when i finally got into it I did enjoy it esoecially towards the end :) "
James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), the first major American novelist, was the son of a wealthy landowner who founded Cooperstown, New York. He attended Yale and served in the navy before turning to writing, winning international fame with The Spy (1821). After The Pioneers (1823), public fascination with the character of Natty Bumppo led him to write a series of sequels that gradually unfold the entire life of the frontier scout.
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