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Last of the Mohicans (Hardcover)
James Fenimore Cooper; Illustrated by John P Severin, Stephen L. Addeo
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Fenimore Cooper's tale of Hawk-eye and his Mohican friends
Chingachgook and his son, Uncas, as they help four wayward British
travellers navigate the American wilderness amidst the French and
Indian War (1754-1763). Danger stalks them at every turn with the
native Hurons hunting them, led by their deceitful guide, Magua.
Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic
strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers.
This edition also includes a biography of James Fenimore Cooper and
study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at
home to further engage the reader in the story.
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The Prairie (Paperback)
James Fenimore Cooper; Introduction by Domhnall Martin Mitchell
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The action of James Fenimore Cooper's The Prairie (1827) unfolds
against the backdrop of the grasslands beyond the Mississippi, just
after the Louisiana Purchase, in the early days of western
expansion. It features Cooper's most celebrated literary creation,
Natty Bumppo, now aged and reduced to making a living by trapping.
As the frontiersman's epic journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific
nears its end in a vast and still uninhabited region that Cooper
consistently imagines as an ocean of the interior, nothing less
than the future identity of America is at stake, Domhnall Mitchell
suggests in his Introduction. The John Harvard Library edition
reproduces the authoritative text of the novel from The Writings of
James Fenimore Cooper, published by the State University of New
York Press. Since 1959 The John Harvard Library has been
instrumental in publishing essential American writings in
authoritative editions.
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The Pioneers (Paperback)
James Fenimore Cooper; Introduction by Robert Daly
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With "The Pioneers" (1823), Cooper initiated his series of
elegiac romances of frontier life and introduced the world to Natty
Bumppo (or Leather-stocking). Set in 1793 in New York State, the
novel depicts an aging Leather-stocking negotiating his way in a
restlessly expanding society. In his introduction, Robert Daly
argues for the novel s increasing relevance: we live in a similarly
complex society as Cooper s frontier world, faced with the same
questions about the limits of individualism, the need for voluntary
cooperation, and stewardship of the environment.
The John Harvard Library edition reproduces the authoritative
text of "The Pioneers" in the "The Writings of James Fenimore
Cooper, "published by the State University of New York Press.
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'Death and honour are thought to be the same,
but today I have learned that sometimes they are not.' Set in
frontier America in the midst of the French-Indian war, as the
French are attempting to overthrow an English fort, Cooper's story
follows Alice and Cora Munro, pioneer sisters who are trying to
find their way back to their father, an English commander. Guided
by an army major and Magua, an Indian from the Huron tribe, they
soon meet Hawk-eye, a frontier scout and his Mohican Indian
companions Chingachgook and Uncas. Magua is not all that he seems
and the sisters are kidnapped. In The Last of the Mohicans, Cooper
sets Indian tribe against Indian tribe and lays bare the brutality
of the white man against the Mohicans.
Set in 1757 during the French and Indian War, as Britain and
France fought for control of North America, "The Last of the
Mohicans" is a historical novel and a rousing adventure story. It
is also, Wayne Franklin argues in his introduction, a probing
examination of the political and cultural contest taking shape more
than half a century later in the author's own day as European
settlement continued to relentlessly push Native Americans
westward. The John Harvard Library edition reproduces the
authoritative text of the novel from "The Writings of James
Fenimore Cooper," published by the State University of New York
Press.
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The Deerslayer (Paperback)
James Fenimore Cooper; Introduction by Ezra Tawil
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Though The Deerslayer (1841) was the last of Cooper's five
Leather-stocking tales to be written, it is the first in the
chronology of Natty Bumppo's life. Set in the 1740s before the
start of the French and Indian War, when Cooper's rugged
frontiersman is in his twenties, Cooper's novel shows us how
"Deerslayer" becomes "Hawkeye." It remains the best point of entry
into the series for modern readers. In his introduction, Ezra Tawil
examines Cooper's motivations in writing The Deerslayer, the static
nature of Natty, and Cooper's vexed racial politics. The John
Harvard Library edition reproduces the authoritative text of The
Deerslayer in The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper (State
University of New York Press). Since 1959 The John Harvard Library
has been instrumental in publishing essential American writings in
authoritative editions.
In 1831, James Fenimore Cooper told his publisher that he wanted
to write a story set on Lake Ontario. The book was accepted, but
with no hint that it would feature Natty Bumppo from the
well-established Leather-Stocking Tales. The Pathfinder" (1840)
revisits Natty s military service, extending a story begun in The
Last of the Mohicans," and introduces the complications of love
against the backdrop of the French and Indian War. Wayne Franklin s
introduction describes the personal and financial circumstances
that led to Cooper s resurrection of his most popular character,
underscoring the author s aim to offer Natty as a Pathfinder for a
nation he feared had lost its moral bearings. The John Harvard
Library edition reproduces the text of The Pathfinder" from The
Writings of James Fenimore Cooper" (State University of New York
Press).
Since 1959 The John Harvard Library has been instrumental in
publishing essential American writings in authoritative
editions."
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The Last of the Mohicans (Paperback)
James Fenimore Cooper; Introduction by David Blair; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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Introduction and Notes by David Blair. University of Kent at
Canterbury. It is 1757. Across north-eastern America the armies of
Britain and France struggle for ascendancy. Their conflict,
however, overlays older struggles between nations of native
Americans for possession of the same lands and between the native
peoples and white colonisers. Through these layers of conflict
Cooper threads a thrilling narrative, in which Cora and Alice
Munro, daughters of a British commander on the front line of the
colonial war, attempt to join their father. Thwarted by Magua, the
sinister 'Indian runner', they find help in the person of Hawkeye,
the white woodsman, and his companions, the Mohican Chingachgook
and Uncas, his son, the last of his tribe. Cooper's novel is full
of vivid incident- pursuits through wild terrain, skirmishes,
treachery and brutality- but reflects also on the interaction
between the colonists and the native peoples. Through the character
of Hawkeye, Cooper raises lasting questions about the practises of
the American frontier and the eclipse of the indigenous cultures.
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The Deerslayer (Paperback)
James Fenimore Cooper; Illustrated by Louis Zansky
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The 'Travelling Bachelor' who is named as author on the original
title page of this two-volume work is in fact James Fenimore Cooper
(1789 1851), best remembered today as the writer of The Last of the
Mohicans (1826), generally regarded as his masterpiece, which has
remained in print and been adapted for cinema and television many
times. In fact, Cooper was a prolific author of political
journalism and travel writing as well as novels. His Notions of the
Americans is an epistolary work in which Cooper adopts the persona
of a well-travelled European clubman who has decided to explore the
United States in the same spirit as that in which the offspring of
the British nobility undertook the Grand Tour. Within a
light-hearted narrative, Cooper's serious purpose was to reveal the
nature of this brand-new nation to his own countrymen as well as to
Europeans.
The 'Travelling Bachelor' who is named as author on the original
title page of this two-volume work is in fact James Fenimore Cooper
(1789 1851), best remembered today as the writer of The Last of the
Mohicans (1826), generally regarded as his masterpiece, which has
remained in print and been adapted for cinema and television many
times. In fact, Cooper was a prolific author of political
journalism and travel writing as well as novels. His Notions of the
Americans is an epistolary work in which Cooper adopts the persona
of a well-travelled European clubman who has decided to explore the
United States in the same spirit as that in which the offspring of
the British nobility undertook the Grand Tour. Within a
light-hearted narrative, Cooper's serious purpose was to reveal the
nature of this brand-new nation to his own countrymen as well as to
Europeans.
A gorgeously crafted edition of a great American classic--James
Fenimore Cooper's epic tale of frontier life during the French and
Indian War, complete with lush tip-in illustrations.
Chingachgook and Uncas are the last living members of the great
Mohican tribe. Hawkeye, a colonial scout, is their companion and
loyal friend. In the midst of the French and Indian War, these
three will risk everything to lead the two daughters of a British
colonel to safety through the battle-torn northern wilderness. When
the girls are captured by the vicious Huron tribe, Chingachgook,
Uncas, and Hawkeye determine to do whatever they can to save
them--no matter the cost.
This keepsake edition of James Fenimore Cooper's acclaimed novel
showcases magnificent illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.
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The Sea Lions - Or, The Lost Sealers
James Fenimore Cooper; Introduction by James P. Elliott; Text written by James P. Elliott; Introduction by Lance Schachterle; Text written by Lance Schachterle
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James Fenimore Cooper's spirited romance has been praised for its authenticity as a portrait of life during America's western movement. At Lake Otsego, during the French and Indian Wars, great frontiersman Natty Bumppo forsakes his love to come to the aid of Thomas Hutter, a trapper under the attack of Iroquois Indians. Published in 1841, The Deerslayer is the first of the Leatherstocking Tales, which reveal the courageous and perseverant nature of the pioneer. Recognized for his descriptive power, Cooper created in Natty Bumppo a mythical character - one of the most significant in the history of American literature. The text of this book was approved by the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association and published in hardcover by the State University of New York Press.
The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel, it is the second
book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy. The story takes place
in 1757, during the French and Indian War, when France and Great
Britain battled for control of the North American colonies and the
French called on allied Native American tribes to fight against the
British soldiers.
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