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The Deerslayer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)

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From: Kliatt
Date: 20020701
Author:Berg, Vivian E.

THE DEERSLAYER. James Fenimore Cooper. 1841/ 2001. Read by Raymond Todd. 14-1.5 hour tapes. Blackstone Audio. 0-7861-2127-0. $89.95. Vinyl; author notes. SA

James Fenimore Cooper's (1789-1851) fame rests primarily on the five "Leatherstocking Tales" (The Pioneers, Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Pathfinder, The Deerslayer), stories of adventure set in the American frontier and featuring Natty Bumppo, also known as Hawkeye and Deerslayer--a simple, homely man, possessed of great bravery, skill and integrity. The Deerslayer is set in upstate New York and swirls around ...

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