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The Prairie

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The Prairie

By: James Fenimore Cooper
Narrated by: Noah Waterman
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The Prairie marks the final chapter in James Fenimore Cooper's great saga of American frontiersman Natty Bumppo. Though nearly 90 in 1804, Bumppo is still competent as a frontiersman and trapper, now on the Great Plains. Once more he is drawn into conflict with society in the form of an emigrant party led by the surly Ishmael Bush and his miscreant brother-in-law, Abiram White. And once again this great man of nature is called upon to exhibit his courage and resourcefulness to rescue the innocent.Listen to the classics: download more from James Fenimore Cooper.(P)1995 Blackstone Audio Inc. Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Great Plains Literary Fiction Westerns
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"We still read Cooper today because he was the first of our authors to seize upon the dramatic possibilities of that unfallen western world that stands at the beginning of our national life." (J. W. Ward)

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Good story. Sad to have the series come to an end. I enjoyed reading the series in chronological order rather than the order written.

Read just a little fast

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These books are great! I will purchase them for my grandsons!! So good for boys. However, what is good for the gander IS good for the goose in the reading of these books!they are a treasure of literature and a treasure for history as well!

Leather stocking Tales

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Thank you JFC for an amazing story. While parts of it might be justly lacking in sensitivities to cultural differences which deserve to be respected, it is nonetheless a wonderfully grand telling of a a story of discovery and understanding.

RIP National Bumpo

I’m sorry to have come to the end of your journey.

Amazing chronicle of a long journey’s end

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Cooper recycles his characters in a finale that brings our hero to a noble end. Despite being surrounded by greed and evil, Natty Bumpo strong sense of honor and right win the day. From his earliest days as an DeerSlayer, Natty sees the birth and expansion of nation that pushes him and his way of life further and further westward. If you loved, Last Mohicans, you have to read the entire Leatherstocking series.

Can't mess with a classic

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I've been surprised at how well the plot from the early 1800s could still work so well today. I wish this series could receive Lord of the Rings treatment as a series over 5 seasons. A bit tedious at times, but I have enjoyed all 5 books much more than I thought I would. Happy to have listened to this series.

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I loved the story and the colorful character’s I read all five novels and sad to see Natty go.

The beautiful descriptive language.

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Story was good, but the frequent breathing and swallowing sounds of the narrator made listening difficult.

Narrator is distracting

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Narrator reads too quickly, makes it difficult to understand at times. Excellent story, but the narrator made listening tedious.

Prairie

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Play this book at .85 speed and it sounds great. sorry to hear the old Trapper go after 5 books.

Weird recording speed but correctable.

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I’ve read the entire series and this provides a fitting conclusion. Worth a listen, especially if you’ve already read the others in the series.

Good Conclusion to Series

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