Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 139 Cooper, James Fenimore 1789 1851 Morgan, Jane Cooper, Fenimore Cooper, J. Fenimore (James Fenimore) Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts. A Tale of the Colony Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Text file produced by Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts. A Tale of the Colony" by J. Fenimore Cooper is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative centers around Cornelius Littlepage, who recounts his life and experiences growing up in colonial New York, specifically at the family estate known as Satanstoe. The book explores themes of heritage, societal changes, and the nuances of colonial life, while also intertwining a discussion of anti-rentism, a significant socio-economic issue of Cooper's time. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the author's motivations behind presenting the Littlepage Manuscripts. Cornelius reflects on the importance of documenting personal and familial experiences to preserve the nuances of American society, especially as it evolves. He describes his birthplace, the land of Satanstoe, with fondness and pride, detailing both its physical features and the ancestral significance tied to it. The narrative then moves into Cornelius’s childhood and early education, establishing the familial relationships that underpin his identity, as well as his aspirations for higher learning and social standing within a rapidly changing colonial landscape. Through these initial chapters, Cooper sets the stage for a deeper exploration of personal and historical narratives within the American experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Antirent War, N.Y., 1839-1846 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1186482 1186483 2024-10-04T09:05:58.337901 2023-10-04T08:25:39.674800 text/html text/html 1214268 2021-02-25T22:56:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 415065 2021-02-25T22:56:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 521731 2024-10-04T09:06:12.400841 application/epub+zip 536111 2024-10-04T09:06:02.668870 application/epub+zip 509172 2024-10-04T09:06:01.113886 application/epub+zip 988546 2024-10-04T09:06:20.141778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 933896 2024-10-04T09:06:11.332876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 892127 2022-09-04T12:18:53.777476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1037129 1037046 2024-10-04T09:05:56.444941 2023-10-04T08:25:38.056819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1044406 2018-03-11T13:46:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 393794 2018-03-17T15:38:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1036699 2013-05-04T13:32:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 392733 2013-05-04T13:33:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1036690 2013-05-04T13:32:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392660 2013-05-04T13:33:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23583 2024-10-04T09:06:20.288829 application/rdf+xml 24774 2024-10-04T09:06:01.686879 image/jpeg 4629 2024-10-04T09:06:01.397880 image/jpeg 508672 2024-10-04T09:05:58.435967 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia