"The Prairie" by James Fenimore Cooper is a story set in early America, where Natty Bumppo experiences the shifting world as people move west. The book looks at what happens when people explore new lands and the problems that come up when settlers and Native Americans meet. Readers are introduced to travelers crossing the wide open prairies looking for a fresh start. They meet a loner trapper who knows the wilderness very well and becomes important to the group, but things get tough when they run into Sioux Indians, leading to fights and showing how risky life was on the frontier.
The Prairie
By James Fenimore Cooper
A rugged group seeking new beginnings crosses a wild land, but their journey turns treacherous when they face conflict with native tribes.
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About the AuthorJames Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune. He lived much of his boyhood and his last fifteen years in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly before his death and contributed generously to it. He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society.
James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune. He lived much of his boyhood and his last fifteen years in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly before his death and contributed generously to it. He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society.
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