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The Deerslayer, or The First War-Path (1841) was James Fenimore Cooper's last novel in his Leatherstocking Tales. Its 1740–1745 time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the Leatherstocking tales, Natty Bumppo.
Known as “Deerslayer” among the Delaware people with whom he lives, young Bumppo and the giant Hurry Harry help the trapper Thomas Hutter to resist an attack by the Iroquois, who are allied with the French.
The Deerslayer. James Fenimore Cooper, Robert Tilton (Introduction) 3.70. 14,095 ratings581 reviews. A restless white youth raised by Indians, Natty Bumppo is called Deerslayer for the daring that sets him apart from his peers. But he has yet to meet the test of human conflict.
Jan 26, 2009 · Deerslayer, as Hurry called his companion, was a very different person in appearance, as well as in character. In stature he stood about six feet in his moccasins, but his frame was comparatively light and slender, showing muscles, however, that promised unusual agility, if not unusual strength.
The Deerslayer. Book Summary. Natty Bumppo and Hurry Harry, about the year 1740, journey toward Otsego Lake in upstate New York. Although they are not always in agreement, the two men realize the need of each other's protection in case of attack from the Indians (Mingos).
About The Deerslayer. The "Leatherstocking Tales," although they are only a small part of Cooper's literary output, are his main claim to recognition as a major American writer. The five books, however, were not written and published according to the chronological age of the hero, Natty Bumppo. In terms of the hero's age, the romances are as ...
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