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The Pioneers; Or， The Sources of the Susquehanna

• Author: James Fenimore Cooper First Published: 2017-12-01
• Genres: Literature Reads: 0
• Words: 169910 Status: Completed
• Score: 5.0 (0)

A disagreement over the killing of a buck during a hunting trip brings an elderly Natty Bumppo, known as Leatherstocking, into contact with a judge and his daughter. Staunchly defending his right to hunt in the rapidly-changing Lake Otsego region, Bumppo challenges the prevailing attitudes towards the cultivation of the forest at the height of its pioneer settlement.The first of the five Leatherst...