The Deerslayer

Before the legend of Hawkeye was born, a young man named Deerslayer walked alone into the forest—with nothing but his principles and his rifle. The Deerslayer is the origin story of Natty Bumppo, James Fenimore Cooper's enduring frontier hero, and the prequel to The Last of the Mohicans. Set in the untouched wilds of 18th-century New York, the novel follows a young trapper as he navigates the c...