The deerslayer

Description

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.

Subjects

United States in fiction Male friendship Hunters Scouts and scouting in fiction 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 Historical fiction

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