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The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna

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The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale is one of the Leatherstocking Tales, a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. The Pioneers was first of these books to be published (1823), but the period of time covered by the book (principally 1793) makes it the fourth chronologically. (The others are The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, and The Prairie.)

The story takes place on the rapidly advancing frontier of New York State and features a middle-aged Leatherstocking (Natty Bumppo), Judge Marmaduke Temple of Templeton, whose life parallels that of the author's father Judge William Cooper, and Elizabeth (the author Susan Cooper), of Cooperstown. The story begins with an argument between the Judge and the Leatherstocking over who killed a buck, and as Cooper reviews many of the changes to his fictional Lake Otsego, questions of environmental stewardship, conservation, and use prevail. The plot develops as the Leatherstocking and Chingachgook begin to compete with the Temples for the loyalties of a young visitor, Oliver Effingham. For all its strange twists and turns, 'The Pioneers' may be considered one of the first ecological novels in the United States. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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Chapters

00 - Introduction

15:01

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

01 - Chapter 01

42:29

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

02 - Chapter 02

23:46

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

03 - Chapter 03

24:08

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

04 - Chapter 04

30:25

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

05 - Chapter 05

36:39

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

06 - Chapter 06

34:22

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

07 - Chapter 07

37:47

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

08 - Chapter 08

25:04

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

09 - Chapter 09

22:06

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

10 - Chapter 10

22:15

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

11 - Chapter 11

23:03

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

12 - Chapter 12

38:08

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

13 - Chapter 13

32:24

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

14 - Chapter 14

31:25

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

15 - Chapter 15

27:07

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

16 - Chapter 16

26:07

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

17 - Chapter 17

30:46

Read by Gary W. Sherwin

18 - Chapter 18

19:48

Read by Bill Boerst

19 - Chapter 19

19:47

Read by Bill Boerst

20 - Chapter 20

30:35

Read by Bill Boerst

21 - Chapter 21

25:46

Read by Bill Boerst

22 - Chapter 22

21:24

Read by Bill Boerst

23 - Chapter 23

24:59

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24 - Chapter 24

30:46

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25 - Chapter 25

21:32

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26 - Chapter 26

25:19

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27 - Chapter 27

13:22

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28 - Chapter 28

30:13

Read by Bill Boerst

29 - Chapter 29

23:00

Read by Bill Boerst

30 - Chapter 30

29:34

Read by Bill Boerst

31 - Chapter 31

19:07

Read by Bill Boerst

32 - Chapter 32

26:08

Read by Bill Boerst

33 - Chapter 33

34:16

Read by Bill Boerst

34 - Chapter 34

19:13

Read by Bill Boerst

35 - Chapter 35

31:54

Read by Bill Boerst

36 - Chapter 36

21:51

Read by Bill Boerst

37 - Chapter 37

21:36

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38 - Chapter 38

27:04

Read by Bill Boerst

39 - Chapter 39

28:25

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40 - Chapter 40

23:16

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41 - Chapter 41

25:53

Read by Bill Boerst

Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

I just can't say enough about this series of books... just amazing James fenimore Cooper is one of my favorite authors...

(5 Sterne)

good reading and i'm glad it is all one reader. this is one of my favorite series of books

(4,5 Sterne)

well read, glad I found it. I probably. would never have finished the book without it.

(5 Sterne)

Being honest, I would never read this entire series so I am grateful to the volunteers who have devoted many hours to make the series a must listen. The books are full of wisdom and humanity...and adventure.

(3 Sterne)

I listened to all 5 of the Leatherstocking Tales as wonderfully read, and I thank the readers for giving me so much pleasure. I read the books in chronological order of Natty Bumppo’s life, making this the 4th in the series, although published first. Of the 5, unfortunately I found this the worst and the most difficult to get through, a problem I did not have with the other four. Cooper is very loquacious and this book has the least of Natty, and you can only wish for more.

(4,5 Sterne)

excellent story sufficient narration though I add it is a damn same to have such narrative clouded with the addition to such goofy voices such added. but the story is worth the aggravation of listening to said goofy sound effects of narrators choice in voicing..STORY ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ narration minus 0.5. Thank you for reading story anyhow and as always thank you Libervox🤫✌🏼