Books with title The Prairie Wife

The fifth and final installment of the Leatherstocking Tales. “‘The Last of the Mohicans’ is perhaps the most popular of the books written by James Femimore Cooper and is the second of the series of five novels known as the ‘Leather Stocking Tales.’ These stories were written in the following order: ‘The Pioneers,’ ‘The Last of the Mohicans,’ ‘The Prairie,’ ‘The Pathfinder,’ and ‘The Deerslayer.’ James Fenimore Cooper was born at Burlington, N. J., September 15, 1789, and was the eleventh of twelve children. When he was thirteen months old his parents moved to Cooperstown, N. Y., which is situated at the southern end of Otsego lake, and there in the midst of wild and picturesque surroundings the author’s early life was spent. The influence of these environments is manifest in many of his works. His first book, a novel of high life in England, was published in 1820, and although the work was a failure it came so near being a success that Cooper was encouraged to repeat the attempt. In 1825 he wrote ‘The Pioneers’ which at once established his reputation as an author. One year later he produced ‘The Last of the Mohicans.’ The plan of this story is laid in one of the most interesting sections of New York State; interesting for the reason that it is famous for the beauty and grandeur of its scenery, and from the fact that in that vicinity were enacted some of the most tragic scenes in the history of this country.” -The School Journal “Love of country was a passion with Cooper, and he naturally sought his subject among the scenes of the Revolution. John Jay’s account of a spy who was in his service during the war, led him to write ‘The Spy.’ By this novel he became known. It was translated into several of the languages of Europe. In 1823 appeared ‘The Pioneers,’ itself the pioneer of the Leather Stocking tales. In it he described the manners and customs of his native land; and laying the scene about Otsego Lake, he was able to make use of the impressions and memories of his boyhood. ‘The Pilot,’ the first of his sea tales, was made vivid by the scenes and characters drawn from his own experience, and attained great popularity. In 1825, taking an excursion with a party of Englishmen to Lake George, the caverns at Glenn’s Falls were examined with interest, and he promised Lord Derby that he would write a romance in which they should be introduced. In ‘The Last of the Mohicans,’ 1826, that promise was fulfilled. His delineations of Indian life established the reputation already gained by ‘The Spy.’ Treating of a new country and a new race, the novelty of its scenes and characters caused the book to be widely read in Europe. In 1826 Cooper went abroad and spent six years in literary labor. ‘The Prairie’ was finished in Paris.” -Digest of Literature

Excerpt from The Prairie WifeBut there's so much to talk about I scarcely know where to begin. The funny part of it all is, I've gone and married the Other M an. And you won't understand that a bit, unless I start at the begin ning. But when I look back, there doesn't seem to be any beginning, for it's only in books that things really begin and end in a single lifetime.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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In this “delightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles” (SLJ), experience life on the prairie—with one fantastical twist!Louisa Brody’s life on the Colorado prairie is not at all what she expected. Her dear Pa, accused of thievery, is locked thirty miles away in jail. She’s living with the awful Smirches, her closest neighbors and the very family that accused her Pa of the horrendous crime. And now she’s discovered one very cantankerous—and magical—secret beneath the hazel grove. With her life flipped upside-down, it’s up to Louisa, her sassy friend Jessamine, and that cranky secret to save Pa from a guilty verdict. Ten bold illustrations from Erwin Madrid accompany seasoned storyteller Melissa Wiley’s vibrant and enchanting tale of life on the prairie—with one magical twist.

"The Prairie" was the third in order of Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. Its first appearance was in the year 1827. The idea of the story had suggested itself to him, we are told, before he had finished its immediate forerunner, "The Last of the Mohicans." He chose entirely new scenes for it, "resolved to cross the Mississippi and wander over the desolate wastes of the remote Western prairies."

*This book is Annotated (It contains a biography of the Author).* The Prairie: A Tale (1827) is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, the third novel written by him featuring Natty Bumppo. His fictitious frontier hero Bumppo is never called by his name, but is instead referred to as "the trapper" or "the old man." Chronologically The Prairie is the fifth and final installment of the Leatherstocking Tales, though it was published before The Pathfinder (1840) and The Deerslayer (1841). It depicts Natty in the final year of his life still proving helpful to people in distress on the American frontier.

The Leatherstocking Tales is a collection of five historical novels written by James Fenimore Cooper. The Prairie is chronologically the last book of the series. The book follows Natty Bumppo in the final year of his life as he still helps people in distress. Throughout the book Natty is referred to as "the trapper". James Fenimore Cooper was one of the most popular American authors in the early 19th century. Cooper wrote many historical romances that depicted frontier and Indian life. Cooper also served in the U.S. Navy and many of his books were based off his experiences. Cooper's most famous books are the five novels that form The Leatherstocking Tales, especially The Last of the Mohicans which is considered to be his masterpiece.

The Prairie: A Tale (1827) is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, the third novel written by him featuring Natty Bumppo. His fictitious frontier hero Bumppo is never called by his name, but is instead referred to as "the trapper" or "the old man." Chronologically The Prairie is the fifth and final installment of the Leatherstocking Tales, though it was published before The Pathfinder (1840) and The Deerslayer (1841). It depicts Natty in the final year of his life still proving helpful to people in distress on the American frontier. The book frequently references characters and events from the two books previously published in the Leatherstocking Tales as well as the two which Cooper wouldn’t write for more than ten years. Continuity with The Last of the Mohicans is indicated by the appearance of the grandson of Duncan and Alice Heyward, as well as the noble Pawnee chief Hard Heart, whose name is English for the French nickname for the Delaware, le Coeur-dur.