The Deerslayer The Deerslayer The Deerslayer, or The First War-path (1841) was the last of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales" to be written. Its 1740-1745 time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the Leatherstocking tales, Natty Bumppo. The novel's setting on Otsego Lake in central, upstate New York, is the same as that of "The Pioneers", the first of the "Leatherstocking Tales" to be published (1823). "The Deerslayer" is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett is the eleventh studio album by American indie pop band Eels, released in 2014 by record label E Works. The album was produced by frontman Mark Oliver Everett. Phil Mongredien of "The Observer" wrote: "The subject matter may not be as harrowing as the real-life inspiration for some of his earlier work (most notably "Electro-Shock Blues"), but this is still a powerful and emotionally coherent set." Lior Phillips of Consequence of Sound was unfavorable, writing: "What "The Cautionary Tales" needs is a prudent pruning. This album