THE DEERSLAYER
| Categoría | Clásica |
| ISBN | 9781853265525 |
| Peso | 0.60 |
| idioma | Inglés |
| editorial | Wordsworth |
| Autor | Cooper, J. Fenimore |
| Tapa | Rústica |
| Año | 2005 |
| ciudad | Londres |
| Páginas | 464 |
The Deerslayer is the culmination of James Fenimore Cooper's 'Leather-Stocking' novels, featuring Natty Bumppo (the deer-slaying young frontiersman) and the Mohican chief, Chingachgook. Cooper portrays the hubris of the conquest of a vast territory. The action takes place during the American wars of the 1740s. Natty and his friend Harry attempt to save a trapper and two young women, whose floating fort on Lake Glimmerglass is besieged by the ruthless Iroquois. The tension steadily increases to the point at which a cruel outcome seems inevitable. The exciting action, the romantic potentialities and the knowledgeable evocation of frontier life (with its moral and racial conflicts) have made this novel a perennial favourite. The show more