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Originally published in 1823, "The Pioneers" (in full "The Pioneers; or, The Sources of the Susquehanna") is the first of five novels, but the fourth chronological story, in the series The Leatherstocking Tales by American writer James Fenimore Cooper.
"The Pioneers" began the saga of frontiersman Natty Bumppo, also called Leather-Stocking, and tells the interlocking story of three characters in the fictional frontier town of Templeton, New York (based on the real Cooperstown, New York) between Christmas Eve 1793 and October 1794.
The protagonist is Nathaniel “Natty” Bumpo (or Leatherstocking), an elderly but extremely skilled woodsman who resents the encroachment of civilization on his home in nature. Judge Marmaduke Temple is the wealthy landowner, founder of Templeton, and its de facto leader, who attempts to grow civilization while respecting the environment. Oliver Edwards, who lives with Leatherstocking, is a brooding young man with a mysterious past and a grudge against Judge Temple. Much of the plot is devoted to the conflict between Leatherstocking and Templeton over law, as well as unravelling Oliver’s mysterious past.
In this narrative Bumppo is an old man, as is his Indian friend Chingachgook; together they have seen the frontier change from wilderness to settlement, and they know that their way of life is about to vanish.
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Rating★★★★ 3.6 (4.9K)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length18 hrs 49 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 2, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
22Chapter XXI
2Chapter I
23Chapter XXII
3Chapter II
24Chapter XXIII
4Chapter III
25Chapter XXIV
5Chapter IV
26Chapter XXV
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6Chapter V
27Chapter XXVI
7Chapter VI
28Chapter XXVII
8Chapter VII
29Chapter XXVIII
9Chapter VIII
30Chapter XXIX
10Chapter IX
31Chapter XXX
11Chapter X
32Chapter XXXI
12Chapter XI
33Chapter XXXII
13Chapter XII
34Chapter XXXIII
14Chapter XIII
35Chapter XXXIV
15Chapter XIV
36Chapter XXXV
16Chapter XV
37Chapter XXXVI
17Chapter XVI
38Chapter XXXVII
18Chapter XVII
39Chapter XXXVIII
19Chapter XVIII
40Chapter XXXIX
20Chapter XIX
41Chapter XL
21Chapter XX
42Chapter XLI
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