Leather-Stocking Tales

American  

[leth-er-stok-ing] / ˈlɛð ərˌstɒk ɪŋ /

noun

1. a series of historical novels by James Fenimore Cooper, comprising The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Pathfinder, and The Deerslayer.

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Example Sentences

In 1823, accordingly, appeared "The Pioneers," itself the pioneer of the five famous stories, which now go collectively under the name of the "Leather-Stocking Tales."

From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford

Cooper himself comes to the defense of his Indians in the preface of the Leather-Stocking Tales.

From The Story of Cooperstown by Birdsall, Ralph

The famous "Leather-Stocking Tales" followed, and the world made the acquaintance of the America of the Indian and the pioneer in "The Deerslayer," "The Last of the Mohicans," "The Pathfinder," "The Pioneers," and "The Prairie."

From Historic Boyhoods by Holland, Rupert Sargent

Leather-Stocking appears in five of Cooper's books, which are commonly and collectively known as "the Leather-Stocking Tales."

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I by Lodge, Henry Cabot

The Leather-Stocking Tales had opened a new world to him, and he was charmed.

From The Story of Cooperstown by Birdsall, Ralph