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The deerslayer

by James Fenimore Cooper · 1841

Historical Fiction · ranked #48 in category

The Deerslayer is the last book in Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy, but acts as a prequel to the other novels. It begins with the rapid civilizing of New York, in which surrounds the followin

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Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1841 · 1840s
Author
James Fenimore Cooper
Standing
Recommended

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