Oak Openings

Oak Openings is a novel written by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1848. Set in the wilderness of the American Midwest, the story follows the adventures of a group of settlers who are trying to establish a new community in the midst of hostile Native American tribes. The main character, Ellen Wade, is a young woman who is torn between her love for a white settler named Paul Hover and her loyalty to her adoptive father, a Native American chief named Arrowhead. As tensions rise between the settlers and the Native Americans, Ellen must navigate a complex web of loyalties and allegiances in order to ensure the survival of her community. Along the way, she encounters a colorful cast of characters, including a French trader, a half-breed scout, and a band of renegade Indians. Cooper's vivid descriptions of the landscape and the people who inhabit it make Oak Openings a classic of American literature, and a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the American West.""Either it was so, or my fears made it SEEM so. The two canoes that passed first were well filled with Injins, each having eight in it; while the one that came last held but four warriors. They were a mile apart, and the last canoe seemed to be trying to overtake the others. I did think that nothing but their haste prevented the men in the last canoe from landing; but my fears may have made that seem so that was not so.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.