num_pages: 372
description: Set in the immense landscape of the Great Plains, The Prairie (1827) addresses many questions raised by the penetration of the American the displacement of the Indians, the destruction of nature, and the creation of a just society both ordered and free. Natty Bumppo, a man now in theautumn of his days, is the spokesman for the conservation of the natural environment. But as his physical prowess wanes he is ultimately unable to thwart the despoilers. In this, the last in the series of five Leatherstocking Tales, Cooper resolves the issues of The Pioneers and The Last of theMohicans , but at the same time eloquently suggests that humility, self-control, reverence for God, and respect for nature are tragically lost on the prairie.
language: English
title: The Prairie
titlecomplete: The Prairie (The World's Classics)
characters: Nathaniel Bumppo, Ellen Wade, Ester Busch, Paul Hover, Ines Middleton, Ismael Busch, Hard Heart, Captain Duncan Unkas Middleton, Mahtori
genres: American, Fiction, Novels, Westerns, Literature, Historical Fiction, Classics, Adventure, Historical, 19th Century
ratings_count: 1761
places: Kansas
series: The Leatherstocking Tales
publisher: Oxford University Press