James Fenimore: 683 books

It is a strong proof of the diffusive tendency of every thing in this country, that America never yet collected a fleet. Nothing is wanting to this display of power but the will. But a fleet requires only one commander, and a feeling is fast spreading in the country that we ought to be all commanders;...

The conclusion of this tale requires but little preface. Many persons may think that there is too much of an old man's despondency in a few of the opinions of this portion of the work; but, after sixty, it is seldom we view the things of this world en beau. There are certain political allusions, very...

A delightful novel sets in central New York near Unadilla Creek. A British Captain has taken tenure and established a farm there with beautiful pond and huts. A moving and poignant piece so magnificently penned by Cooper. Hypnotic!

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THE increase of the towns of Manhattan, as, for the sake of convenience, we shall term New York and her adjuncts, in all that contributes to the importance of a great commercial mart, renders them one of the most remarkable places of the present age. Within the distinct recollections of living men, they...

IN the course of the events connected with the naval history and the naval glory of the country, this ship has become so renowned by her services and her success as to be entitled to have her biography written, as well as those who have gained distinction on her deck. Half a century has endeared her...

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Avril 1775, alors que le port de Boston est frappé d'embargo par décision du Parlement de Grande-Bretagne, une voile battant pavillon anglais s'approche. Les curieux assemblés, craignant que le vaisseau ne soit que le premier d'une flotte amenant des renforts pour une armée déjà trop nombreuse,...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. Early in October 1832, a travelling-carriage stopped on the summit of that long descent where the road pitches from the elevated plain of Moudon in Switzerland to the level of the lake of Geneva, immediately above...

Près du centre du grand État de New-York est un district étendu, consistant en une suite non interrompue de coteaux et de vallons ;  ou, pour parler avec plus de déférence pour les définitions géographiques, de montagnes et de plaines. C’est...

Bas-de-Cuir est celui qui amène la civilisation. Mais, par là même, il est celui par qui l'Eden se pervertit, puisque la civilisation, c'est la poursuite des richesses, la mise en coupe réglée des forêts, le massacre des animaux, la mort des tribus indiennes. Le premier, Cooper a clairement...

Introduction de la nouvelle édition Préface de la première édition Chapitre premier Chapitre II Chapitre III Chapitre IV Chapitre V Chapitre VI Chapitre VII Chapitre VIII Chapitre IX Chapitre X Chapitre XI Chapitre XII Chapitre XIII Chapitre XIV Chapitre XV Chapitre XVI Chapitre XVII Chapitre...

C'était un des caractères particuliers des guerres qui ont eu lieu dans les colonies de l'Amérique septentrionale, qu'il fallait braver les fatigues et les dangers des déserts avant de pouvoir livrer bataille à l'ennemi qu'on cherchait. Une large ceinture de forêts,...