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Wyandotte

Wyandotte

Cooper, James Fenimore

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Classic FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1419195077
ISBN13: 9781419195075
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.56
Height: 0.95 Width: 7.56 Depth: 9.22
Language: English
Wyandotte is a historical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper that tells the story of a young man named Hard-Heart, a member of the Wyandot tribe, who is caught between his loyalty to his people and his love for a white woman named Ellen Wade. The novel is set in the late 18th century in the Great Lakes region of North America, during a time of conflict between the British, French, and Native American tribes.The story begins with the arrival of Ellen and her father, Major Duncan Wade, in the Wyandot village, where they have come to trade with the Native Americans. Hard-Heart is immediately drawn to Ellen, but their budding romance is complicated by the cultural differences between their two worlds. As tensions rise between the British and the Wyandot tribe, Hard-Heart must decide where his loyalties lie and whether he is willing to risk everything to be with Ellen.Cooper's novel explores themes of love, loyalty, and cultural identity, and provides a vivid portrait of life among the Native American tribes of the Great Lakes region during the late 18th century. The novel is known for its detailed descriptions of the landscape and the customs of the Wyandot people, as well as for its complex and nuanced portrayal of the relationship between the Native Americans and the European settlers. Overall, Wyandotte is a compelling and thought-provoking work of historical fiction that continues to be widely read and studied today.The intention of the major to quit the Knoll that day, was announced to the family at breakfast, on the following morning. His mother and Beulah heard this intelligence, with a natural and affectionate concern, that they had no scruples in avowing; but Maud seemed to have so schooled her feelings, that the grief she really felt was under a prudent control. To her, it appeared as if her secret were constantly on the point of exposure, and she believed that would cause her instant death.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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