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The Last of the Mohicans is one of the most famous tales of pioneer American adventure. Set during the French and Indian War, Mohicans tells the tale of the journey of two daughters to meet their father, a colonel, at Fort William Henry. The road is long and dangerous, and they, along with their American and Native guides, encounter adventure at each step.Mohicans is actually the second book in a pentalogy, the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy. While the pentalogy saw success in its time, today Mohicans is by far the best-known of the books.

The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea, by James Fenimore Cooper, is a historical novel that came out for the first time in 1840. The book is one of the Leatherstocking Tales, which is a set of books about a frontier hero named Natty Bumppo. Cooper wrote The Pathfinder, which is the fourth book about Natty Bumppo and the third in order. In the late 18th century, Natty Bumppo, also known as the Pathfinder, leads a group of British troops and a young woman named Mabel Dunham through the wilderness to Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario. Along the way, they meet Native American groups and have to make their way through dangerous waters. The Pathfinder is an adventure story about being brave, being loyal, and being able to stay alive when things are dangerous. Cooper's writing style is known for how well it shows the natural world and the people who live in it, as well as how it shows Native American culture.

Unique ElementsHistorical Context: About the AuthorHistorical Context: TimelineCommentariesThe Sea Lions; Or, The Lost Sealers, is an adventure sea tale from the well-known American author JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (1789-1851), best known as the author of the Leatherstocking Tales.The Sea Lions; Or, The Lost Sealers, is a historical novel by American author JAMES FENIMORE COOPER, published in 1849 in the UNITED STATES. It was one of several sea novels, inspired by the author's own experience as a sailor. Cooper was a pioneer of nautical fiction. In his sea novels, Cooper used his direct knowledge of ships and sailors to present a truer picture of life on the sea. The plot of "The Sea Lions" revolves around the struggles of two sealers stranded in the Antarctic ice. The novel was inspired by the writings of explorers such as Charles Wilkes, author or "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition of the Years 1838-1842." The book was reviewed for "The Literary World" by Herman Melville, who praised the novel's action and adventure: "Upon the whole, we warmly recommend the "Sea Lions;" and even those who more for fashion's sake than anything else, have of late joined in decrying our national novelist, will in this last work, perhaps, recognize one of his happiest." Sneak Peak"It was about midday, when the two Sea Lions opened their canvass, at the same moment, and prepared to quit Sealer's Land. All hands were on board, every article was shipped for which there was room, and nothing remained that denoted the former presence of man on that dreary island, but the deserted house, and three or four piles of cord-wood, that had grown on Shelter Island and Martha's Vineyard, and which was now abandoned on the rocks of the antarctic circle." Title Details¿Originally published in 1849Historical fiction, Sea tale

The Mohicans are an Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe that historically spoke an Algonquian language. As part of the Eastern Algonquian family of tribes, they are related to the neighboring Lenape, whose indigenous territory was to the south upto the Atlantic coast. The Mohican lived in the upper tidal Hudson River Valley, including the confluence of the Mohawk River (where present-day Albany, New York, developed) and into western New England centered on the upper Housatonic River watershed. After 1680, due to conflicts with the powerful Mohawk to the west during the Beaver Wars, many were driven southeastward across the present-day Massachusetts western border and the Taconic Mountains to Berkshire County around Stockbridge, Massachusetts.This book is a work of fiction based on the Mohican tribe and gives account of history of the United States during that period.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. This has been published with the best technology to reproduce historical work in the same manner it was first published to preserve its original nature.

Le dernier des mohicans: Le roman de Bas-de-cuir by James Fenimore Cooper a été considéré comme un travail important tout au long de l'histoire humaine, et afin de garantir que ce travail ne soit jamais perdu, nous avons pris des mesures pour assurer sa préservation en republiant ce livre dans un format contemporain pour les générations actuelles et futures. Ce livre entier a été retapé, remanié et reformaté. Étant donné que ces livres ne sont pas fabriqués à partir de copies numérisées, le texte est lisible et clair.

Miles Wallingford; Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by James Fenimore Cooper has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea by James Fenimore Cooper has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful Munro sisters by hostile savages, the treachery of the renegade brave Magua, the ambush of innocent settlers, and the thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier. And as the idyllic wilderness gives way to the forces of civilization, the novel presents a moving portrayal of a vanishing race and the end of its way of life in the great American forests.

Mercedes of Castile; Or, The Voyage to Cathay, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.

Es war im Herbst des Jahres 1804. Der Wind rauschte durch die Kronen der wenigen, vereinzelt stehenden Bäume und wirbelte die welken Blätter weit hinaus über die unabsehbare, hügelige Ebene.Im Jahre zuvor hatte die Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten den südlichen Teil von Nordamerika, das Land Louisiana, den Spaniern abgekauft, und seitdem ergoß sich ein unaufhörlicher Strom von Auswanderern von Norden her in dieses neu erschlossene Gebiet, um davon Besitz zu ergreifen. Eine Karawane solcher Auswanderer war es, die an dem Herbstnachmittag, an welchem unsere Erzählung beginnt, langsam aus dem hohlwegartigen Bette eines ausgetrockneten Flusses hervorzog und sich über die Prärie bewegte, die sich endlos vor ihr ausdehnte. Die Karawane bestand aus einer Anzahl schwer mit Haushaltungsgegenständen, Ackergeräten und Proviant beladener Wagen und einer kleinen Herde von Schafen, Rindern und Schweinen, die hinter den Fuhrwerken hergetrieben wurde. Unter dem Leinwandplan eines der Wagen schauten einige flachsköpfige junge Mädchen und Kinder hervor; neben dem Zuge schritt eine Anzahl junger Männer dahin, lauter auffallend große und kräftige Gestalten, auch eine Frau und eine Jungfrau konnte man bemerken. Und obgleich die Karawane ersichtlich schon manche lange Meile zurückgelegt und noch nicht die mindeste Aussicht hatte, bald das Ende dieser öden, trockenen Prärie zu erreichen, so war auf den Gesichtern dieser Auswanderer, die zusammen, klein und groß, etwa zwanzig Seelen zählten, doch weder eine Spur von Ermüdung noch von Ungeduld oder Besorgnis wahrzunehmen.

The Deerslayer, or The First War Path, is the final book in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales series, published in 1841. In this book, Natty Bumppo is introduced as ""Deerslayer,"" a juvenile outlaw in early 18th-century New York. Deerslayer opposes the practice of scalping, arguing that all living beings should adhere to ""nature's gifts."" Henry March and ""Floating Tom"" Hutter are two individuals that genuinely want to kill people. To slaughter and scalp as many Hurons as they can, Hutter and March sneak into their camp, but they are caught in the process.After Hutter passes away, Judith sets out to identify her biological father, but her investigation only reveals that her deceased mother was of noble lineage and had wed ""Floating Tom"" after an extramarital affair failed. Later, Judith tries to save Deerslayer but is unsuccessful. Finally, everyone is saved when March appears with English troops and massacres the Hurons while terminally wounding Hetty. When Bumppo and Chingachgook revisit the location fifteen years later, they discover Hutt's home in ruins.

Excerpts from the book"Soon after the events of the revolution had involved the kingdoms of France and Spain, and the republics of Holland, in our quarrel, a group of laborers was collected in a field that lay exposed to the winds of the ocean, on the north-eastern coast of England. These men were lightening their toil, and cheering the gloom of a day in December, by uttering their crude opinions on the political aspects of the times. The fact that England was engaged in a war with some of her dependencies on the other side of the Atlantic had long been known to them, after the manner that faint rumors of distant and uninteresting events gain on the ear; but now that nations, with whom she had been used to battle, were armed against her in the quarrel, the din of war had disturbed the quiet even of these secluded and illiterate rustics. The principal speakers, on the occasion, were a Scotch drover, who was waiting the leisure of the occupant of the fields, and an Irish laborer, who had found his way across the Channel, and thus far over the island, in quest of employment."This book is a Fiction, very nicely penned by the author. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

«Le roman de Bas de Cuir» est une vaste épopée en cinq volumes qui a pour décor le continent nordaméricain, pour personnages les tribus indiennes, et pour contexte social les guerres et la migration vers l'ouest, de 1740 à 1805. Elle est dominée par la haute figure de Natty Bumppo. Enfant de pionniers blancs, ce dernier a été élevé par les Delaware, les «bons» Indiens (alliés des Anglais...) qui s'opposent aux cruels Iroquois (associés aux Français...). «Les Pionniers» est le premier paru de ce cycle, en 1823, mais son action se situe en 1794, c'est à dire après celle du «Tueur de daims» 1745, du «Dernier des Mohicans» 1757 et du «Lac Ontario» 1759.

«La Prairie» est le 5e volume du cycle Basdecuir. La famille d'Ismaïl Bush se déplace toujours plus loin dans la Prairie, fuyant la civilisation. Elle retient prisonnière une jeune Espagnole, Inès, qui a été enlevée le jour même de son mariage avec Middleton, officier américain, envoyé pour occuper la Louisiane. Middleton réussira à la retrouver, grâce à Paul, le chasseur d'abeilles, à Hélène, la nièce d'Ismaïl qui aime Paul, au vieux docteur Battius, naturaliste et au personnage emblématique de ce cycle, le vieux trappeur Natty Bumppo, qui est maintenant un vieil homme, errant dans la prairie, toujours accompagné de son chien Hector. Ils devront affronter les Dahcotahs et les PawniesLoups, deux tribus d'indiens ennemies.

«Le roman de Bas de Cuir», dont le titre le plus connu est «Le dernier des Mohicans», est une vaste épopée qui a pour décor le continent nord-américain, pour personnages les tribus indiennes, et pour contexte social les guerres et la migration vers l'ouest, de 1740 à 1804. Elle est dominée par la haute figure de Natty Bumppo. Le Dernier des Mohicans (The Last of the Mohicans) est un roman historique américain de James Fenimore Cooper, publié pour la première fois en janvier 1826, notamment par un éditeur apprécié et diffusé à l'époque, nommé Carey & Lea[3]. Deuxième[4] des cinq ouvrages composant le cycle des Histoires de Bas-de-Cuir (Leatherstocking), il se situe entre Le Tueur de daims (The Deerslayer) et Le Lac Ontario (The Pathfinder).En juillet 1757, Montcalm remonte le lac Champlain et se dirige avec des soldats « aussi nombreux que les feuilles de la forêt » vers le fort William Henry, tenu par le colonel Munro qui dispose de faibles moyens de défense. C¿est le moment que choisissent Cora et Alice, les filles de Munro, pour s¿en aller rejoindre leur père. Elles sont accompagnées de David La Gamme, maître en psalmodie, du major Duncan Heyward et d¿un guide indien, Magua, qui a tôt fait de les égarer.Fort heureusement les voyageurs rencontrent le chasseur blanc ¿il-de-Faucon et ses deux amis mohicans : Chingachgook et son fils, Uncas. Le guide, Magua, est objet de soupçons. Il prend la fuite...

Vie d'Harvey Birch, espion de George Washington, lors de la guerre de 1776, en Amérique opposant la domination anglaise aux Américains désireux d'obtenir leur indépendance. Après une vie pleine de péripéties, nous retrouvons notre héros trente trois ans plus tard, lors d'une autre guerre entre anglais et américains, où il trouvera la mort.

La vie s'écoule paisiblement pour Sir Edward Moseley et son épouse, retirés dans leur château de la campagne anglaise en compagnie de leurs enfants. L'arrivée d'un nouveau voisin, M. Jarvis, honnête marchand en retraite et de sa famille semble apporter un peu de nouveauté dans la monotonie du quotidien, d'autant que Mrs Wilson, soeur d'Edward à laquelle celuici avait entièrement confié l'éducation d'Emilie, la plus jeune de ses filles, semble entrevoir dans ses nouveaux venus l'occasion d'un mariage... Ce roman, peinture des moeurs anglaises du début du XIXe siècle, est passé presque inaperçu lors de sa parution.

The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful Munro sisters by hostile savages, the treachery of the renegade brave Magua, the ambush of innocent settlers, and the thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier. And as the idyllic wilderness gives way to the forces of civilization, the novel presents a moving portrayal of a vanishing race and the end of its way of life in the great American forests.