{"product_id":"9781593082116","title":"The Deerslayer (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Deerslayer\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eJames Fenimore Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e“Live by your own council. Be brave in the face of the unknown. Be always fair.”\u003cbr\u003e-Natty Bumppo, \u003ci\u003eThe Deerslayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest heroes in American literature, Natty Bumppo is the rugged frontiersman of \u003cb\u003eJames Fenimore Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e’s \u003ci\u003eLeatherstocking Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of five novels that includes \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Mohicans\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Deerslayer\u003c\/i\u003e. Although the final volume to be written, \u003ci\u003eThe Deerslayer\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in the chronology of Natty Bumppo’s life, depicting the character as a young man testing himself in the wilderness, and against enemies, for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the 1740’s just as the French and Indian wars have begun, the novel opens as Natty Bumppo—known as Deerslayer—and his friend Hurry Harry travel to Tom Hutter’s house in upstate New York. Hurry plans to marry Tom’s beautiful daughter Judith, while Deerslayer has come to help his close friend Chingachgook save his bride-to-be, Wah-ta-Wah, from the Huron Indians. When war breaks out, and Hurry and Tom are captured by Indians, Deerslayer must go on his first warpath to rescue them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the earliest novels to be considered truly “American,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Deerslayer\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of suspense, adventure, and romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce L. R. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a fellow at the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. He is the author or editor of sixteen scholarly books, and he continues to lecture widely in the United States and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031137370352,"sku":"9781593082116","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593082116_p0.jpg?v=1763810312","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593082116","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}