The novel ‟Two Admirals” tells about the events from the history of the naval war between England and France in the middle of the 18th century. At the center of the novel is a touching story of long-term friendship between two admirals, Jevers Oakes and Dick Bluewater. Their relationship is intertwined with another storyline – the struggle for the inheritance left by the old baronet.
Fenimore Cooper is known for everyone who were interested in Indians and their life in childhood. Almost everyone knows the name of Cooper’s favorite hero, wandering from novel to novel – Natanael, Bampo. The hero of „The Last of the Mohicans” is Hawkeye. The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans – Uncas, his father Chingachgook, and his adopted half-white brother Hawkeye – live in peace alongside British colonists. But when the daughters of a British ...
The fourth of the Leatherstocking novels, we find Leatherstocking (Natty Bumppo) entering the last stages of his life. He has lost a great deal of his effectiveness with his musket and now relies a great deal on his dog to help him hunting. The main focus is one two things: 1. the reinstatement of Natty’s old commander in his properties and wealth in the new US while believing he is the victim of treachery by his old friend – the judge in this story; and 2. Natty’s struggle...
„Pionierowie” to amerykańska powieść przygodowa dla młodzieży. Początki istnienia Stanów Zjednoczonych, trudy życia osadników (tzw. pionierów), walki z Indianami – to temat tej książki. Głównym bohaterem jest Nataniel (Sokole Oko), myśliwy wychowany przez rdzennych mieszkańców Ameryki. Wzbudza nieufność kolonistów, musi ich do siebie przekonać. „Pionierowie” zawierają również wątek miłosny. Jaki? Posłuchajcie sami.
