Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 411 Cooper, James Fenimore 1789 1851 Morgan, Jane Cooper, Fenimore Cooper, J. Fenimore (James Fenimore) The Prairie Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Grant Macandrew, Jennifer Lee, and David Widger "The Prairie" by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel first published in the early 19th century. It is part of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, which chronologically follows the experiences of the frontier character Natty Bumppo as he navigates the changing landscapes and cultures of America. This particular installment focuses on themes of exploration, conflict, and the mixed relationships between Native Americans and settlers during the westward expansion. At the start of "The Prairie," readers are introduced to a group of emigrants led by a rugged man making their way through the vast prairies after the Louisiana Purchase. The scenery is bleak, described as almost ocean-like in its monotony, and yet there’s an air of adventure as they traverse the land in search of a new life. Among them is the disheveled but powerful leader, who is portrayed as that archetypal pioneer. The opening chapters also feature a solitary trapper who has spent most of his life in the wilderness and becomes a significant figure for the group. Their paths intertwine, leading to moments of tension, especially when they encounter a band of Sioux Indians, setting the stage for conflict and highlighting the precarious existence of those navigating this untamed frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Indians of North America -- Fiction Western stories Bumppo, Natty (Fictitious character) -- Fiction West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1022528 1022781 2024-10-03T09:18:12.090535 2023-10-03T08:28:52.119956 text/html text/html 1045436 2020-02-01T13:40:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 377664 2020-02-01T13:50:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 497211 2024-10-03T09:18:24.219444 application/epub+zip 498642 2024-10-03T09:18:14.681472 application/epub+zip 498642 2024-10-03T09:18:13.012480 application/epub+zip 774290 2024-10-03T09:18:32.224396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741392 2024-10-03T09:18:23.280433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709019 2022-09-03T11:56:19.551459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977865 977823 2024-10-03T09:18:10.931498 2023-10-03T08:28:51.133961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 987707 2020-06-21T05:38:39 text/plain; charset=utf-8 371100 2020-06-21T05:38:39 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 977731 2013-02-13T06:08:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369335 2013-02-13T06:09:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22905 2024-10-03T09:18:32.361380 application/rdf+xml 11647 2024-10-03T09:18:13.722503 image/jpeg 3286 2024-10-03T09:18:13.306477 image/jpeg 436339 2024-10-03T09:18:12.180696 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia