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James Fenimore Cooper James Fenimore Cooper: Sea Tales (LOA #54) (Hardback)
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- Condition
- Book Title
- James Fenimore Cooper: Sea Tales (Loa #54) : the Pilot / Red ROVER
- Publication Name
- James Fenimore Cooper: Sea Tales (LOA #54)
- Title
- James Fenimore Cooper: Sea Tales (LOA #54)
- Subtitle
- The Pilot / Red Rover
- Contributor
- Thomas Philbrick (Edited by)
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0940450704
- EAN
- 9780940450707
- ISBN
- 9780940450707
- Publisher
- Library of America, T.H.E.
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, Literary, Action & Adventure, Sea Stories
- Release Date
- 01/08/1991
- Release Year
- 1991
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 20.8 Oz
- Series
- Library of America James Fenimore Cooper Edition
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Number of Pages
- 902 Pages
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In The Pilot (1824) and The Red Rover (1828), James Fenimore Cooper invented a new literary genre: the sea novel. Collected here in a single Library of America volume, they are among his finest works. Bold, vigorous, original, each is a tale of high adventure that vividly captures the majesty and power of the seafaring life. Cooper drew on his direct knowledge of ships and sailors to present a truer picture of life on the sea than had ever before achieved in literature. As a boy of seventeen he had sailed before the mast on a merchantman bound from New York to London and then to Spain. On board he experienced the life of a common seaman, learned the craft of sailing, encountered terrifying storms, was chased by pirates, and watched the impressment of crew members by a British man-of-war. He later served as an officer in the United States Navy. The Pilot is loosely based upon stories of John Paul Jones's daring hit-and-run tactics during the Revolutionary War. The shadowy hero, modeled on Jones, leads a squadron of the infant American navy in a series of raids on the English coast, braving fierce storms and the guns of hostile warships, yet never revealing his identity. In this novel Cooper introduced the character of the "old salt," the seasoned deckhand happy only aboard ship. Long Tom Coffin, with his briny conversation and shrewd nautical advice, is the first of Cooper's memorable portraits of common seaman. A ghostly ship, an uncanny hero, a heroine kidnapped by pirates, revelations of mistaken identity, and the reunion of long-lost relatives--scenes of romance and adventure fill the pages of The Red Rover , Cooper's most theatrical novel. Set in the mid-eighteenth century, the tale recounts the exploits of a noble outcast and visionary who foresees America's destiny as a sovereign nation. Forced into a life of piracy, the Rover conducts his private war of independence in a story that equates the free and daring life with the American dream of self-reliance and liberty from British rule. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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Publisher
Library of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0940450704
ISBN-13
9780940450707
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1059482
Product Key Features
Book Title
James Fenimore Cooper: Sea Tales (Loa #54) : the Pilot / Red ROVER
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Literary, Action & Adventure, Sea Stories
Publication Year
1991
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
902 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Age Range
18
Series Volume Number
3
Lc Classification Number
Ps1402 1991
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
"[Both] novels were admired by Joseph Conrad, who declared, 'Cooper loved the sea and he looked at it with consummate understanding. His descriptions embrace the colors of sunset, the peace of starlight, the aspects of calm and storm, the great loneliness of the waters.' " -- Boston Globe
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
90-052923
Dewey Decimal
813/.2
Series
Library of America James Fenimore Cooper Edition Ser.
Dewey Edition
20
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