The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper.... The Deerslayer, or The First Warpath (1841) was the last of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales to be written. Its 1740 - 1745 time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the Leatherstocking tales, Natty Bumppo. The novel's setting on Otsego Lake in central, upstate New York, is the same as that of The Pioneers, the first of the Leatherstocking Tales to be published (1823). The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating...

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 15, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. He lived most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William on property that he owned. Cooper was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church and, in his later years, contributed generously to it.He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society, but was expelled for...

The Prairie By James Fenimore Cooper, Editorial Oneness (Edited by)

summary In July 1757 Montcalm ascended Lake Champlain and marched with soldiers "as numerous as the leaves of the forest" towards Fort William Henry, held by Colonel Monro, who had weak defenses. This is the moment chosen by Cora and Alice, the daughters of Monro, to go to join their father. They are accompanied by David La Gamme, master in psalmody, Major Duncan Heyward and an Indian guide, Magua, who soon led them astray. Fortunately the travelers meet the white hunter Eye-of-Falcon and his two mohican friends: Chingachgook and his son, Uncas. The guide, Magua, is subject to suspicion. He...