James Fenimore Cooper

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856* edition. Excerpt: ... the third time that night, and he called out to us somewhat authoritatively to stop. "What can all this mean, Guert 5" he asked. "Three times have we had warnings about' Albany' and the 'river.' I heard this man myself utter those two words, and cannot be mistaken." "I dare say, sir, that you may have heard something of the sort," answered the still incredulous Guert; "for these chaps have generally some impertinence to utter when they pass a team that is better than their own. These blacks of mine, Herman Mordaunt, awaken a good deal of envy whenever I go out with them; and a Dutchman will forgive you any other superiority sooner than he will overlook your having the best team. That last man had a spur in his head, moreover, and is driving his cattle, at this moment, more like a spook than like a humane and rational being. I dare say he asked if we owned Albany and the river." Guert's allusion to his horses occasioned a general laugh; and laughter is little favourable to cool reflection. We all looked out on the solemn and silent night, cast our eyes along the wide and long reach of the river, in which we happened to be, and saw nothing but the calm of nature, rendered imposing by solitude and the stillness of the hour. Guert smilingly renewed his assurances that all was right, and moved on. Away we went Guert evidently pressed his horses, as if desirious of being placed beyond this anxiety as soon as possible. The blacks flew, rather than trotted; and we were all beginning to submit to the exhilaration of so rapid and easy a motion, when a sound which resembled that which one might suppose the simultaneous explosion of a thousand rifles would produce, was heard, and caused both drivers to pull up; the sleighs stopping quite near each...

Oak Openings by James Fennimore Cooper. After returning from his European travels in the 1830s, Cooper was persuaded by his nephew, Horace H. Comstock, to invest in Michigan real estate. The Potawatomi had ceded much of their land in central Michigan by 1833 and their former territory became known as "oak-openings." By 1837, Cooper's $6,000 investment was losing value, though he watched as his fellow New Yorkers attempted to colonize the area like honeybees. The experience inspired The Oak Openings; or, The Bee Hunter, and the novel became one of the first representations of Beekeeping in American literature. Though not the first author to use the term "oak openings," Frederick Marryat did so, Cooper popularized the term for the type of oak clad Savannah with the publication of the novel.

Aus dem Buch: "Das Familiengl ck des Capitain Heathcote sollte von einer Seite einen verderblichen Schlag erhalten, von der die Umst nde ihm nur wenig Grund gegeben hatten, Gefahr zu f rchten. Noch an dem Tage, an dem er das langersehnte Asyl erreichte, machte ihn sein Weib zum Vater eines stattlichen Knabens, ein Geschenk, das sie ihm nur mit dem trauervollen Preis ihres eigenen Lebens erkaufte. Um zwanzig Jahre lter, als das Weib, das sein Loos zu theilen ihm in diese entfernte K sten gefolgt war, hatte der abgedankte Krieger es immer f r vollkommen gewi , f r ganz in der 9 Ordnung der Dinge gehalten, da er zuerst die Schuld der Natur w rde zu bezahlen haben." James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller der Romantik. Cooper ist in vielerlei Hinsicht eine Schl sselfigur der amerikanischen Literatur. Neben Washington Irving war er der erste amerikanische Schriftsteller, der von seinen B chern leben konnte. Er blieb bis weit in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein auch in Europa der wohl meistgelesene.

The Two Admirals is an 1842 nautical fiction novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel was written after the Leatherstocking Tales novel The Deerslayer. Set during the 18th century and exploring the British Royal Navy, Cooper wrote the novel out of encouragement of his English publisher, who recommended writing another sea novel. Cooper had originally intended to write a novel where ships were the main characters, though eventually decided not to. The novels is one of three novels which Cooper would revise for editions following their first printing, the other two being The Pathfinder and Deerslayer. When republishing the novel in the 1860s, Cooper's Daughter, Susan Fenimore Cooper, described the novel as "the least successful of his romances of the sea". Despite the novel not having a large legacy, critic Stev Harthorn describes the novel as one of Cooper's deepest studies of masculinity.

Precaution (1820) is the first novel written by American author James Fenimore Cooper. It was written in imitation of contemporary English domestic novels like those of Jane Austen and Amelia Opie, and it did not meet with contemporary success. Cooper went on to have great success with works such as The Pathfinder (1841) and The Deerslayer (1840). The American reading public responded most to The Last of the Mohicans (1826).

Aus dem Buch: "So sprang auch jetzt ein sch ner Rehbock mit einer Meute von f nfzig W lfen dicht hinter sich in m chtigen S tzen durch die enge Schlucht, die der Bach durchstr mte, und kam auf den Rasenplatz des Thalgrundes. Sein ungest mer Anprall wurde zuerst durch den Anblick des Feuers gehemmt, dann erhob sich ein d sterer Kreis von M nnern, die alle bewaffnet und an die Jagd gew hnt waren. In k rzerer Zeit, als die Erz hlung dieses Vorfalls forderte, wimmelte dieses kleine Rasenst ck von Menschen und Thieren. Das wilde Ungest m der Jagd und der Flucht hatte die Thiere gehindert, ihren feinen Geruchssinn wirken zu lassen, und f r einen Augenblick waren Alle in eine Art Kn ul verstrickt." James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller der Romantik. Cooper ist in vielerlei Hinsicht eine Schl sselfigur der amerikanischen Literatur. Neben Washington Irving war er der erste amerikanische Schriftsteller, der von seinen B chern leben konnte. Er blieb bis weit in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein auch in Europa der wohl meistgelesene. Nach dem Vorbild Sir Walter Scotts schrieb er die ersten historischen Romane und die ersten Seefahrtsromane der amerikanischen Literatur. Besonders bekannt sind bis heute seine f nf "Lederstrumpf"-Romane, die die Erschlie ung des amerikanischen Westens durch wei e Scouts, Trapper und Siedler, aber auch die allm hliche Zur ckdr ngung und Vernichtung der indianischen Kultur thematisieren.

The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1840. It is the fourth novel Cooper wrote featuring Natty Bumppo, his fictitious frontier hero, and the third chronological episode of the Leatherstocking Tales. The inland sea of the title is Lake Ontario.

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The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale is a historical novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. It was the first of five novels published which became known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Published in 1823, The Pioneers is the fourth novel in terms of the chronology of the novels' plots.

Der Spion gilt heute als der erste bedeutende historische Roman der amerikanischen Literatur, zumal als der erste, dessen Handlung auch auf amerikanischem Boden angesiedelt ist - er bewies gegen alle anderslautenden Behauptungen, dass sich auch amerikanische Sujets zur Dramatisierung in Romanen eigneten. Coopers Verdienst und sein Erfolg bei seinen Zeitgenossen stehen im Zusammenhang mit dem politischen und kulturellen Legitimationsbed rfnis der amerikanischen Nation, das sich gerade im Jahr 1821 besonders dringlich darstellte. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller der Romantik. Cooper ist in vielerlei Hinsicht eine Schl sselfigur der amerikanischen Literatur. Neben Washington Irving war er der erste amerikanische Schriftsteller, der von seinen B chern leben konnte. Er blieb bis weit in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein auch in Europa der wohl meistgelesene.

Die Pr rie ist ein 1827 ver ffentlichter Abenteuer und Gesellschaftsroman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers James Fenimore Cooper. Die Pr rie erschien als der dritte Band des f nfteiligen Lederstrumpf-Zyklus. Zum Inhalt: Im Jahr 1804 reist der wegen illegaler Landnahme aus Kentucky geflohene Ishmael Bush mit seiner Gro familie in mehreren Planwagen durch die Pr rie westlich des Mississippis. Zum Treck geh ren Ismaels Frau Esther, ihre 14 Kinder, Ellen Warde die Nichte von Esthers verstorbenem erstem Mann, Esthers Schwager Abiram White und der Arzt und Naturforscher Dr. Obet Bat. Die Gruppe trifft den circa 80 j hrigen Trapper Natty Bumppo der zusammen mit seinem Hund in der Pr rie lebt. Dieser f hrt die Gruppe zu einem geeigneten Lagerplatz. Als die Siedler anfangen einige B ume zu f llen, zieht es Bumppo vor au erhalb des Lagers zu bleiben da er den zunehmenden Siedlerstrom aufgrund des Louisiana Purchase sehr kritisch sieht. Der Trapper berrascht Ellen die sich mit ihrem heimlichen Verlobten dem Imker Paul Hoover trifft. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller der Romantik. Cooper ist in vielerlei Hinsicht eine Schl sselfigur der amerikanischen Literatur. Neben Washington Irving war er der erste amerikanische Schriftsteller, der von seinen B chern leben konnte. Er blieb bis weit in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein auch in Europa der wohl meistgelesene.

Afloat and Ashore By James Fenimore Cooper

American author James Fenimore Cooper achieved widespread literary acclaim with his sweeping epics that often sought to pin down the nascent country's emerging and evolving ethos. In the novel The Chainbearer, which is the second entry in his Littlepage trilogy, Cooper focuses on the displacement of Native American populations that occurred as a result of westward expansion.

Aus dem Buch: "Tausende von Fackeln und Lampen erleuchteten die Arkaden mit hellem Gl nze, w hrend die Prokurazien, eine Flucht von gro artigen Geb uden, der massive Palast des Dogen, die Kirche, eine der ltesten in der ganzen Christenheit, die Granits ulen der Piazetta, die Siegesmasten des gro en Platzes und der schwindelerregend hohe Campanile in dem milderen Mondesstrahle schlummerten. Der ger umigen Fl che des gro en Platzes die Vorderseite zukehrend, standen die groteske und ehrw rdige Kathedrale des San Marco und die brigen Monumente des Platzes als ein Denkmal von der alten Herrlichkeit und Gr e der Republik." James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller der Romantik. Cooper ist in vielerlei Hinsicht eine Schl sselfigur der amerikanischen Literatur. Neben Washington Irving war er der erste amerikanische Schriftsteller, der von seinen B chern leben konnte. Er blieb bis weit in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein auch in Europa der wohl meistgelesene.

The Crater, or Vulcan's Peak: a Tale of the Pacific is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper first published in 1847. Cooper incorporated knowledge of ship construction he had acquired while working as a U. S. Navy midshipman in the 1810s. From merely surviving the loss of his shipmates and the embayment of his ship within The Reef, protagonist and role-model Mark Woolston goes on to thrive by his own industry. Following a regional volcanic upheaval which raises new land, he founds a similarly industrious and thriving colony after escaping from, then returning to, The Reef. The outnumbered colonists must defend their new homes and possessions against natives who covet the new land.

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (1826) is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogyand the best known to contemporary audiences. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. The Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757, during theFrench and Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. During this war, both the French and the British usedNative American allies, but the French were particularly dependent, as they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier areas by the more numerous British colonists. The novel is primarily set in the upper New York wilderness, detailing the transport of the two daughters of Colonel Munro, Alice and Cora, to a safe destination at Fort William Henry. Among the caravan guarding the women are the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, the Major Duncan Heyward, and the Indians Chingachgook and Uncas, the former of whom is the novel's title character. These characters are sometimes seen as a microcosm of the budding American society, particularly with regards to their racial composition. According to the Encyclopedia of Media and Propaganda in Wartime America, the novel has been one of the "most popular novels in English" since its publication and it remains "widely read in American literature courses". It has been adapted numerous times and in different languages for films, TV movies and cartoons.

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