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Pioneers, The

American  

noun

  1. a historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper.


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But with his latest book, “The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West,” McCullough is seeing some of the sharpest criticism of his career.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2019

When the title of popular-history stalwart David McCullough’s latest book—The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West—was first announced, history Twitter heaved a collective sigh.

From Slate • May 10, 2019

"Pioneers, The," 39-44, 61, 65, 72, 117, 156, 239, 287, 291.

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

"The Pioneers," "The Last of the Mohicans," "The Prairie," "The Pathfinder," and "The Deerslayer" are among the best of his tales of frontier life.

From McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

"The Spy," "The Pioneers," "The Last of the Mohicans," and numerous other productions of Cooper, must hold a lasting place in English literature.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

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