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The chainbearer, or, The Littlepage manuscripts / James Fenimore Cooper ; edited by Lance Schachterle and James P. Elliott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851, author.
- Series:
- The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper
- The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antirent War, N.Y., 1839-1846--Fiction.
- Antirent War, N.Y., 1839-1846.
- Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Fiction.
- New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Fiction.
- New York (State).
- Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (562 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- Cooper's The Chainbearer presents an exciting narrative that interrogates issues of what it means to own land. The novel examines the claims of ownership of wilderness land among Native Americans, New England squatters, and the old New York fami.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Historical Introduction
- Composition
- Publishing Arrangements
- Reception (WTM)
- The Anti-Rent Controversy (JPM)
- The Origin of Anti-Rent
- Land Title and Post-Revolutionary Prosperity
- Notes
- Illustrations
- The Chainbearer
- Preface.
- Chapter I.
- Chapter II.
- Chapter III.
- Chapter IV.
- Chapter V.
- Chapter VI.
- Chapter VII.
- Chapter VIII.
- Chapter IX.
- Chapter X.
- Chapter XI.
- Chapter XII.
- Chapter XIII.
- Chapter XIV.
- Chapter XV.
- Chapter XVI.
- Chapter XVII.
- Chapter XVIII.
- Chapter XIX.
- Chapter XX.
- Chapter XXI.
- Chapter XXII.
- Chapter XXIII.
- Chapter XXIV.
- Chapter XXV.
- Chapter XXVI.
- Chapter XXVII.
- Chapter XXVIII.
- Chapter XXIX.
- Chapter XXX.
- Explanatory Notes
- Textual Commentary
- 1. The holograph manuscript as copy-text
- 2. The first printed text (A), published by Burgess, Stringer and Co., on 21 or 22 November 1845
- 3. The first British edition, published by Richard Bentley, on 19 November 1845
- 4. Foreign editions
- 5. Conclusion
- Note on the Manuscript
- Emendations
- Rejected Readings
- Textual Notes
- End-Line Word-Division in the Holograph.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4384-8066-0
- OCLC:
- 1191208039
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