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Oak Openings

James Fenimore Cooper

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Gershom suddenly ceased speaking; dropping his paddle like one beset by a powerless weakness. The bee-hunter saw that he was overcome by some unexpected occurrence, and that the man's feelings were keenly connected with the cause, whatever that might be. Looking eagerly around in quest of the explanation, le Bourdon saw a female standing on a point of land that commanded a view of the river and its banks for a considerable distance, unequivocally watching the approach of the canoe.

"There she is," said Gershom, in a subdued tone—"that's Dolly; and there she has been, I'll engage, half the time of my absence, waitin' to get the first glimpse of my miserable body, as it came back to her. Sich is woman, Bourdon; and God forgive me, if I have ever forgotten their natur', when I was bound to remember it. But we all have our weak moments, at times, and I trust mine will not be accounted ag'in' me more than them of other men."

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Community Reviews

This is an interesting tale that takes place early in the 1800s in southwestern Michigan. Cooper weaves a story around a white man known as the bee hunter, and his and his party’s relationship with the Indians. Cooper provides a strong account of the Indians’ negative reaction to the White people mo

The only novel about southern Michigan written by a major American writer. I live there and appreciate this fact. Cooper is highly theistic and libertarian in this novel; he feels that Divine Providence works in mysterious and unpredictable ways and fights rationalistic constructions of history and

4 1/2 stars

My review of: The Oak Openings

I have 3 very good reasons to recommend this book.

1. I’ve been a J. F. Cooper fan for many years, so it’s not surprising that I quite enjoyed this tale.

2. I live in Michigan, which is where the tale takes place, so this also won me over.

3. There is a strong evangelical Christian backstory in this t