The Chainbearer; Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
"The Chainbearer; Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts" by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel published in 1845. The second book in the Littlepage trilogy, it explores land ownership and the displacement of American Indians during westward expansion. Through the figure of the chainbearer—a surveyor who measures land—Cooper examines the cultural divide between European and Native American concepts of property. The novel critiques the growing corruption of civilization and America's treatment of indigenous peoples
as the nation expands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Chainbearer; Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chainbearer |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | War stories |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 34916 |
| Release Date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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