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The pioneers

or, The sources of the Susquehanna, a descriptive tale

by James Fenimore Cooper

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MEET NATTY BUMPPO The first volume in the famous Leatherstocking Tales, The Pioneers introduces Natty Bumppo, the quintessential American hunter and frontiersman who struggles to defend his cherished freedom.

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