Prairie

Name: Prairie
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ISBN: 9780140390261

ISBN-10: 014039026X

ISBN-13: 9780140390261

Edition: 1987

Authors: James Fenimore Cooper, Blake Nevius, Blake Nevius

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Set in the immense landscape of the Great Plains, The Prairie (1827) addresses many questions raised by the penetration of the American west: the displacement of the Indians, the destruction of nature, and the creation of a just society both ordered and free. Natty Bumppo, a man now in the autumn of his days, is the spokesman for the conservation of the natural environment. But as his physical prowess wanes he is ultimately unable to thwart the despoilers. In this, the last in the series of five Leatherstocking Tales, Cooper resolves the issues of The Pioneers and The Last of the Mohicans, but at the same time eloquently suggests that humility, self-control, reverence for God, and respect…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/6/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.80" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Illustrations


Historical Introduction


Preface [1827]


Introduction [1832]


Interpolations in 1832 Introduction [1849]


The Prairie


Textual Commentary


Note on the Manuscripts


Textual Notes


Emendations


Rejected Readings


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