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Original Title: | The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale |
ISBN: | 0192836676 (ISBN13: 9780192836670) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Leatherstocking Tales #4, The Leatherstocking Tales #1 |
Characters: | Nathaniel Bumppo, Chingachgook, Judge Marmaduke Temple, Elizabeth "Bes" Temple, Oliver Edwards, Dick Jones |
Setting: | Templetown, Otsego Lake, New York,1794(United States) |
James Fenimore Cooper
Paperback | Pages: 496 pages Rating: 3.4 | 2825 Users | 136 Reviews
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Title | : | The Pioneers (The Leatherstocking Tales #4) |
Author | : | James Fenimore Cooper |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 496 pages |
Published | : | February 24th 2000 by Oxford University Press, USA (first published 1823) |
Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature. Adventure. American |
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The first of the five Leatherstocking Tales, The Pioneers is perhaps the most realistic and beautiful of the series. Drawing on his own experiences, Cooper brilliantly describes Frontier life, providing a fascinating backdrop to the real heart of the novel--the competing claims to land ownership of Native Americans and settlers. This edition follows the publication of The Last of the Mohicans in the World's Classics series and uses the standard text approved by the Modern Language Association.Rating Based On Books The Pioneers (The Leatherstocking Tales #4)
Ratings: 3.4 From 2825 Users | 136 ReviewsEvaluate Based On Books The Pioneers (The Leatherstocking Tales #4)
It's impossible to imagine books like this being produced in this nation ever again. One wonders if the Americans of that day would recognize us as their countrymen. Cooper himself seems to recognize this transformation, as Natty and Mohegan are nearly as unrecognizable to the newcomers as we would be. As with Cooper's other books, it is impossible not to sympathize with Natty.I didn't know quite what to expect with this book, but was pleasantly surprised. It was a lot less moralistic and a whole lot more environmentally concerned than I expected. There's the usual concern with Christianity that one would expect to find in a book from this time frame, but it is certainly less than the later Victorian writers who felt the need to inject everything they wrote with morality. The minister's failure to get a deathbed confession of piety from John Mohegan is something the
Didn't like this book at first, but it grew on me as I continued reading. It started really slow especially compared to the other Leather-stocking Tales, which were nearly non-stop action right from the word go. The first 1/4 of the book consisted of little-to-no action, very little Natty Bumppo and really long paragraphs consisting of really long sentences. Natty is 70 years old in this tale and his Mohegan companion (now christened John) is even older. They're disappointed by the expansion and
The way I progressed through James Fenimore Cooper's The Pioneers was unique. It took a lot of effort and various strategies for me to get this book finished, but I did finish it. Long ago, I stole the entire Leatherstocking Tales (five paperback copies by varying publishers) from my parents' attic. I originally tried reading The Pioneers about two years ago. After 200 pages, I flat-out gave up. A full year and a half later, I felt bad about quitting it because I wanted to at least get through
This is, I believe, James Fenimore Cooper's first published work. Before his writings, there were really no great American writers writing stories based in America. Therefore, Cooper is often considered the father of "American" American literature. His writings helped shape the image people all over the world had of America.To me, this novel was a disappointment. I was hoping for something a bit more gripping and exciting, but what I found was a sort of feel-good, worry-free tour of a small town
This was the first of the Leatherstocking Tales to be published, but chronologically it is fourth out of five. I have been reading them in order of their internal logic, so it is the fourth of the series I have read.This book is quite a bit different than the other three I've read in the series. There is less action, there are more characters and there is less focus on Natty Bumppo himself, the famed Leatherstocking from which the series derives its name. In fact, this story of the clash between
I actually liked this! While reading the reviews that others had written, I was a bit concerned that perhaps I would not, but I think, since I read it out of order (this one first), I did not expect the great adventures the others seem to have. I enjoyed being able to see our country's youth through the author's eyes and I was thoroughly wrapped up in the struggle between the various characters. I admit it did bog down in a few places, and I don't think you can consider it a fun or light book,
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