The Deerslayer
First published 1841
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The Deerslayer is the last book in Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy, but acts as a prequel to the other novels. It begins with the rapid civilizing of New York, in which surrounds the following books take place. It introduces the hero of the Tales, Natty Bumppo, and his philosophy that every living thing should follow its own nature. He is contrasted to other, less conscientious, frontiersmen.
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform · 442 pages
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Pages
- 442
- ISBN
- 979-8-6082-9218-7
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- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Pages
- 442
- ISBNs
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- 979-8-6082-9218-7
- 978-1-5122-9955-7
- 979-8-4171-1387-1
- 979-8-7793-1799-3
- 978-1-59547-134-5
- 979-8-4800-7208-2
- 979-8-5458-5762-3
- 978-1-5220-0367-0
- 978-0-554-28234-3
- 978-0-451-50355-8
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Statement
- The Deerslayer / James Fenimore Cooper.
- Records
- Open Library
- 1840s
- United States in fiction
- Male friendship
- Hunters
- Scouts and scouting in fiction
- New York (State) French and Indian War, 1755-1763
- Hunters in fiction
- Indiens de l'Amérique du Nord
- Indians of North America in fiction
- Iroquois Indians
- Delaware Indians in fiction
- New York (State)
- United States