The Red Rover

by James Fenimore Cooper

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Get set for an exhilarating nautical adventure that pits one of the world's most notorious pirates against a ragtag crew of black and white sailors who must overcome their differences and band together for the fight. Although The Red Rover shares the fast pace and detailed plotting of Cooper's more famous books, such as The Last of the Mohicans, it's a more humorous take on the historical novel than many of his other works.

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¡Sí, estos son mis libros de la niñez! … Y en éste, y otros volúmenes a los que reúno bajo EDICIONES PEUSER, deseo rendir un humilde homenaje en primer lugar, a esta gran editorial que iluminó con literatura, a una innumerable cantidad de familias (como la mía), de conocimiento y pasión por la vida.
Y vaya también las gracias a mi padre por su visión, al acercarme estas joyas literarias a mis ojos anhelantes de colosales mundos nuevos, y despacharlos colmados de viajes… entre simples baldosas.
Newport, 1759. Un joven, Wilder, está muy interesado en una nave anclada en el puerto. A bordo se va a encontrar con el famoso Corsario Rojo. Poniéndose a su servicio, intentará salvar a una joven y su institutriz de los peligros de la mar. Persecuciones, tempestades, motines y combates se van a suceder. Pero, ¿quién es realmente Wilder? Y, ¿cuál es su misión? Revelaciones sorprendentes esperan a los héroes de esta aventura.
Voyageur et marin, James Fenimore Cooper retrace la rude épopée des coureurs de mer et l'aventure exaltante des pionniers du Nouveau Monde. Dans ce livre, il raconte l'histoire du Corsaire Rouge, terrible gentilhomme pirate, avec son orgueil de mauvais ange et son sublime amour pour la patrie.
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Der amerikanische Schriftsteller erlangte mit seinen Abenteuerromanen Weltruhm. Neben den Indianer-Romanen der Lederstrumpf-Serie veröffentliche Cooper auch Seefahrer-Romane, sein bekanntester ist Der rote Freibeuter (auch als Der Rote Seeräuber bekannt).Im Jahr 1759 liegt ein mysteriöses Schiff im äußeren Hafen von Newport in Amerika. Gerüchte gehen um, dass es sich um das Piratenschiff »Red Rover« handelt, das unter dem Kommando des berühmt berüchtigten »Roten Freibeuters« seit Jahren Angst und Schrecken auf den Meeren verbreitet. Durch eine List soll dem Spuk nun ein Ende gesetzt werden. Harry Wilders heuert auf dem Schiff an und kurz darauf entspinnt sich ein Abenteuer ganz nach Piratenmanier ein show more Versteckspiel auf hoher See, Schiffbruch und Meuterei sowie ein entscheidendes Gefecht in der Karibik, das eine überraschende Wendung bringt. (buchszene.de) show less

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James Fenimore Cooper, acclaimed as one of the first American novelists, was born in Burlington, N.J., on September 15, 1789. When he was one year old, his family moved to Cooperstown, N.Y., which was founded by his father. Cooper attended various grammar schools in Burlington, Cooperstown, and Albany, and entered Yale University in 1803 at the show more age of 13. In 1806, Cooper was expelled from Yale for pushing a rag with gunpowder under a classmate's door, causing it to explode. He then spent some time as a merchant seaman and served as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy from 1808-1811. In 1811, Cooper married Susan De Lancey, and lived the life of a country gentleman until one day in 1820. Cooper and his wife were reading a book together. When Cooper told Susan that he could write a better book than the one they were reading, she challenged him to do so. Thus began his career as an author, with Precaution (first published anonymously). Cooper is known for writing more than 50 works under his own name, Jane Morgan, and Anonymous. His works included fiction, nonfiction, history, and travel sketches. He gained insight for his travel works while the Cooper family lived in Europe from 1826 to 1833. Cooper is best known for the novel The Last of The Mohicans, which has been made into several motion picture adaptations, the most recent starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Hawkeye. The Last of the Mohicans is part of The Leatherstocking Tales, which includes the other novels, The Pioneers, The Deerslayer, and The Pathfinder. Hawkeye, whose given name is Nathaniel Bumpo, is a recurring character in the series which accurately chronicles early American pioneering life and events during the French and Indian War. In 1851, Cooper developed a liver condition, dying on September 14th of that year, just one day before his 62nd birthday. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
The Red Rover
Original title
The Red Rover
Original publication date
1828
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Peuser
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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
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813.2Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in EnglishPost-Revolutionary 1776-1830
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PS1417 .R3Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors19th century
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