The Prairie
by James Fenimore Cooper · 1800
Historical Fiction · ranked #42 in category
Deep in the heart of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase, five hundred miles beyond the Mississippi River, a group of travelers in the year 1805 pushes yet farther westward over the prairie. Called
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The verdict
- Category
- Historical Fiction
- Author
- James Fenimore Cooper
- Standing
- Recommended
About Historical Fiction
Historical fiction puts you inside a different time and makes it feel real. The best of it reconstructs the past with empathy as well as accuracy, giving you both a story and the world that produced it.
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