The Prairie: A TaleWinston, 1898 - 483 pages The story follows Natty Bumppo on his travels to the prairie of Nebraska, where he meets up with a family of squatters. One of them, Abiram White, has kidnapped a young woman from her husband, an artillery captain. Natty takes it upon himself to help the young captain find his stolen bride. |
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