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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.2 EAN: 9780940450202 ISBN: 0940450208 Label: Library of America Manufacturer: Library of America Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1347 Publication Date: July 01, 1985 Publisher: Library of America Studio: Library of America Editorial Review: Product Description: Cooper's epic of the western course of the American frontier follows the exploits of Natty from the French and Indian Wars to the early nineteenth century. The five novels are presented in their order of composition. Volume 1: The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie. Volume 2: The Pathfinder, The Deerslayer. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Leatherstocking Tales stagger to a closeOmnibus volume 2 of 2 in the Library of America edition of the "Leatherstocking tales" JFC disinters and resurrects his hero Natty Bumpo nearly 15 years after sending him off into eternity from "The Prairie", the third installment of the Leatherstocking tales. "The Pathfinder" picks up the tale as a sequel to "The Last of the Mohicans", and the first quarter of the new tale is a virtual repeat of the earlier plot. Leatherstocking, now called The Pathfinder almost exclusively in this ... Read More Rating: - Bumpo. Natty Bumpo (Nope, it just doesn't work).Omnibus volume 1 of 2 in the Library of America edition of the "Leatherstocking tales"--five novels by Cooper that cover the live of a great woodsman in the 18th and 19th centuries. The most well known of the stories "Last of the Mohicans", was neither the first written nor the first in sequence, as Cooper compiled his life-work in scattershot style. Library of Amerca Volume 1 written in 1823 "The Pioneers" 1826 "The Last of the Mohicans" 1827 "The Prairie" ... Read More Rating:  - James Fenimore Copper: The Leatherstocking Tales IExcellent, high-quality binding, paper and typeface make this volume a joy to handle and read. The classic Leatherstocking Tales have never looked better. The time line and notes help place the readings in historical perspective. In re-reading the widely-known "Last of the Mohicans" as an adult, I am surprised at the level of violence and racism expressed. Cooper's introduction warns women and clergy from reading it - an early 19'th century view, but also modern in that one must have a sense of the ... Read More Rating: - James Fenimore Cooper: The Leatherstocking Tales IIExcellent, high-quality binding, paper and typeface make this volume a joy to handle and read. The classic Leatherstocking Tales have never looked better. The time line and notes help place the readings in historical perspective. Rating: - A Tribute to VirtueThe Pathfinder and The Deerslayer are great stories well told. Natty Bumppo (a.k.a. Pathfinder, Deerslayer and Hawkeye) is the archtypical American hero. He is brave, honest and selfless, yet still humble. He is a model for us all. Young people in particular should read about him as an antidote to the rampant braggadocio that too many modern "heros" exhibit. |
