Tausendmorgen. Bilder aus der amerikanischen Vergangenheit II.

The Littlepage Manuscripts #2

by James Fenimore Cooper

This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.

Genres: Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, American

Paperback

First published January 1, 1845

About the author

James Fenimore Cooper was a popular and prolific American writer. He is best known for his historical novel The Last of the Mohicans, one of the Leatherstocking Tales stories, and he also wrote political fiction, maritime fiction, travelogues, and essays on the American politics of the time. His daughter Susan Fenimore Cooper was also a writer.

Series:
* The Leatherstocking Tales
* The Littlepage Manuscripts
* Afloat and Ashore
* Homeward Bound

Reviews

[Shawn Ritenour · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent second installment in Cooper's Littlepage Manuscripts, this work presented as written by the son of Cornelius and Anneke Littlepage [parents of the protagonist in this work]. According to Cooper's daughter, Susanah, "The history of the tract of land at Mooseridge is continued, and in following the steps of Mordaunt Littlepage, the son of the proprietor, who goes there for the purpose of carrying on the improvements of the border colony, we find "Squatters" already in possession, and in the lawless proceedings of Thousandacres and his party are made to note the first working of the disorderly spirit of 'Anti-Rent.'"

The Chainbearer has many of the same strengths of his best novels. As the reader of Cooper would expect, there are fascinating "slice-of-life" illustrations of the manners of the civilization of the Early American Republic. There is the tension between various ideals of freedom. Cooper presents distinctions between the manners and character of inhabitants of different American regions. There is very thought provoking commentary on the similarities and differences between the gentleman and the Christian, as well as extended discussions of the ethics and virtues of legal private property rights.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of long winded, but most of Cooper's books are. This is basically a love story, telling how Mordaunt Littlepage, Corney's son, won his bride. This includes discussions of where he thought the country was heading (not very far off), & a detailed discussion of the Salvation Message!