Mark Heathcote, a stern Puritan patriarch, carves out a farm in a remote Connecticut valley, but a mysterious stranger, a captive Narragansett boy and the coming of King Philip’s War bring raids and fire upon the settlement. Years later the family must face what became of a daughter carried off into the forest.
One of Cooper’s less familiar frontier novels, darker than the Leatherstocking tales; its portrayal of Native Americans is of its time. Download the free EPUB.