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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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Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1800 · 1800s
Author
James Fenimore Cooper
Standing
Recommended

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