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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.2
EAN num: 9780940450219
ISBN number: 0940450216
Label: Library of America
Manufacturer: Library of America
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 1051
Printing Date: July 01, 1985
Publishing house: Library of America
Sale Popularity Level: 61014
Studio: Library of America
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Cooper's epic of the western course of the American frontier follows the exploits of Natty from the French and Indian Wars to the early nineteenth century. The five novels are presented in their order of composition. Volume 1: The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie. Volume 2: The Pathfinder, The Deerslayer.
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Omnibus volume 2 of 2 in the Library of America edition of the "Leatherstocking tales"
JFC disinters and resurrects his hero Natty Bumpo nearly 15 years after sending him off into eternity from "The Prairie", the third installment of the Leatherstocking tales. "The Pathfinder" picks up the tale as a sequel to "The Last of the Mohicans", and the very first quarter of the new tale is a virtual repeat of the earlier plot. Leatherstocking, now called The Pathfinder almost exclusively in this tale, guides the daughter of a British officer and her companion through the wilderness of upstate New York to a British fort.
The variations on the theme in this installment arise from placing most of the action on Lake Ontario and its islands, and giving The Pathfinder an active romantic interest in the female lead (while the movie version of "The Last of the Mohicans" made much of the love interest, the original story did not). This takes The Pathfinder out of his natural element and gives Cooper new opportunities for farce and romance. While these scenes sometimes seem quaint or stilted today, the story holds together, and Cooper's handling of chase and battle scenes still holds up well today.
Not so for the finale. "The Deerslayer" is the worst by far of the series, Cooper over-indulging in his tendency for repetitive, wordy asides with no editor willing or able to trim the mess down to readability. Very little action takes place on this account of Leatherstocking's very first time on the "warpath." Your best bet is to skip it, unless you are determined, as I was, to complete the series.
Better idea: Go back and re-read the stories in James Fenimore Cooper : The Leatherstocking Tales I: The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie (Library of America).
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Excellent, high-quality binding, paper and typeface make this volume a joy to handle and read. The classic Leatherstocking Tales have never looked better. The time line and notes help place the readings in historical perspective.
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The Pathfinder and The Deerslayer are great stories well told. Natty Bumppo (a.k.a. Pathfinder, Deerslayer and Hawkeye) is the archtypical American hero. He is brave, honest and selfless, yet still humble. He is a model for us all. Young people in particular should read about him as an antidote to the rampant braggadocio that too many modern "heros" exhibit.
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There is one, and only one reason to read Fenimore Cooper's books.
That reason is so you can fully appreciate Mark Twain's critique of Cooper's writing.
See:
"Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses"
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For this reason only I recommend to read this book or others by Cooper. It will have made all that pain greatly worthwhile.
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Cooper is too good to be true! I love reading his books because he creates such beautiful pictures while he binds you to an imaginative story line. His stories bring you to the battlefront and into the very mind of the hero.
This book has a beautiful format. It is very useful. I do recommend hardback editions thus allowing you to pass on your treasures to further generations. James Fenimore Cooper demands immense reverance from attentive readers. No library should be without this book.
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