Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 120 Cooper, James Fenimore 1789 1851 Morgan, Jane Cooper, Fenimore Cooper, J. Fenimore (James Fenimore) The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish" by James Fenimore Cooper is a historical novel written during the early 19th century. The narrative begins in a remote period of American history, focusing on the experiences of early settlers as they confront both the wilderness and native inhabitants. The central character introduced is Mark Heathcote, a pious and determined colonist navigating the complexities of frontier life, with themes of religion, loyalty, and the challenges of establishing a new home in a land fraught with danger. The opening of the tale sets the stage for this early American narrative, describing the challenges faced by Mark Heathcote as he and his family adapt to life in a newly settled area. Following their arrival as religious refugees, the Heathcotes work to create a homestead amid the surrounding wilderness, dealing with personal loss and community dynamics. The prelude emphasizes the prevalence of conflicts with Native tribes, historical figures, and the cautious adaptation to the land's demands. As Mark decides to venture into the wild again after facing a personal loss, the unfolding interactions hint at deeper complexities involving family ties, threats from the indigenous people, and quests for spirituality within their new world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction War stories King Philip's War, 1675-1676 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 897184 897072 2024-10-04T09:08:42.686517 2023-10-04T08:27:47.890854 text/html text/html 896791 2020-03-24T10:42:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 332145 2020-03-24T10:43:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 414794 2024-10-04T09:08:54.141506 application/epub+zip 431461 2024-10-04T09:08:46.125519 application/epub+zip 417272 2024-10-04T09:08:44.815522 application/epub+zip 712746 2024-10-04T09:09:00.840421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669225 2024-10-04T09:08:53.215519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637227 2022-09-04T12:22:11.770093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 880840 880803 2024-10-04T09:08:41.535548 2023-10-04T08:27:46.854855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 880592 2020-03-24T10:42:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 329286 2020-03-24T10:42:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 880588 2020-03-24T10:42:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 329242 2020-03-24T10:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21810 2024-10-04T09:09:00.968434 application/rdf+xml 10881 2024-10-04T09:08:45.384695 image/jpeg 2841 2024-10-04T09:08:45.101548 image/jpeg 405793 2024-10-04T09:08:42.765579 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