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| | Cooper, James Fenimore. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | With The Pioneers (1823), the first of the famous Leatherstocking Tales, and The Pilot (1823), an adventure of the high seas, Coopers reputation as the first major American novelist was established. |
 | | In his most important novels, the group comprising the Leatherstocking Taleswhich in order of the narrative are The Deerslayer (1841), The Last of the Mohicans (1826), The Pathfinder (1840), The Pioneers (1823), and The Prairie (1827)Cooper skillfully dramatized the clash between the frontier wilderness and the encroaching civilization. |
 | | Named for their chief character, the forthright frontiersman Natty Bumppo, nicknamed Leatherstocking, the Leatherstocking Tales are notable for their descriptive power, their mastery of native background, and their romanticized portrayal of the Native American. |
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