The Pioneers: Or the Sources of the Susquehanna, a Descriptive Tale, Fourth of the Leatherstocking Tales
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Fourth of the Leatherstocking Tales.Historical novel set in 1793 and first published in 1823. The other Leatherstocking Tales are Deerslayer, Last of the Mohicans, Pathfinder, and Prairie. according to Wikipedia: "James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. He is best remembered as a novelist who wrote numerous sea-stories and the historical novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring frontiersman Natty Bumppo. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, which many consider to be his masterpiece."
James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper was a nineteenth-century American author and political critic. Esteemed by many for his Romantic style, Cooper became popular for his depiction of Native Americans in fiction. Before Cooper considered himself a writer, he was expelled from Yale University, served as a midshipman for the United States Navy, and became a gentleman farmer. Cooper wrote many notable works including The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, and The Red Rover, which was adapted and performed on stage in 1828. Cooper passed away in 1851 at the age of 61.
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Reviews for The Pioneers
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Long and laborious reading. The plots were vague. This is more of a narrative of how life was in early settlements of the frontier.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Set in 1793 in a fictional Cooperstown, NY, it tells the story of Judge Marmeduke Temple. Started off slow and didn't really go anywhere - but an interesting portrayal of life in upstate NY in 1790 as this was the frontier at that time.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This must surely be one of the worst novels ever written. Check this out from the beginning of chapter 29:“When Marmaduke Temple and his cousin rode through the gate of the former, the heart of the father had been too recently touched with the best feeling of our nature, to leave inclination for immediate discourse.”Now that doesn't happen by accident, does it? He's written that on purpose and published it because he thinks it's good. Frightening. I read it to my mum and she got really angry on my behalf and asked why I didn't stop reading. Unfortunately I've started the series so now I have to finish. I could quote any number of passages which are equally bad or worse. A particular low point is the conversation between Richard and Agamemnon in chapter 32. I'll not quote that because I don't want anything so racist showing up under my name.To put things in perspective, this is the best of the Leatherstocking series so far. The earlier novels suffered from their attempts to be adventure stories. Every time they build up to action you live in hope, only again and again to be subjected to frustration and disappointment by Cooper's determined incompetence. That doesn't happen here because not only does nothing happen, nothing ever looks like it's about to happen. What you're left with is deep, utter and complete boredom. It will seem like there's no end to it, but I promise you there is: I experienced the end earlier today and am currently basking in the glow that follows it.This Everyman editions a nice one, with a sensible introduction that as much as admits that the book is a piece of shit, and in place of notes (which you don't really need), you have a selection of Cooper related criticism.