The Deerslayer (The Leatherstocking Tales, #1)

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Brent Ranalli Deerslayer comes first chronologically but was written much later. And (in my opinion and plenty of others) it is not nearly as good a piece of writin…moreDeerslayer comes first chronologically but was written much later. And (in my opinion and plenty of others) it is not nearly as good a piece of writing. So (1) it is certainly NOT NECESSARY to start with Deerslayer, and (2) a safe recommendation would be to start with Last of the Mohicans and then, if you're really committed to the series, go on to the prequel. Kind of like Star Wars. (less)

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