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Set in seventeenth-century New England, Hope Leslie (1827) portrays early American life and celebrates the role of women in building the republic. A counterpoint to the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, it challenges the conventional view of Indians, tackles interracial marriage and cross-cultural friendship, and claims for women their rightful place in history. At the center of the novel are two friends. Hope Leslie, a spirited thinker in a repressive Puritan society, fights for justice for the Indians and asserts the independence of women. Magawisca, the passionate daughter of a Pequot…
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30 editions- Hardcover · English · 2019Hope Leslie, Or, Early Times in the MassachusettsWentworth Press · 266 pages · 9780469663428
- Paperback · English · 2018Hope Leslie; or, Early Times in the Massachusetts; Volume 1Franklin Classics · 540 pages · 9780342451685
- Paperback · English · 2018Hope Leslie, Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts; Volume 1Franklin Classics Trade Press · 272 pages · 9780343726348
- Hardcover · English · 2018Hope Leslie, Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts; Volume 1Franklin Classics Trade Press · 272 pages · 9780343726355
- Paperback · English · 2018Hope Leslie; Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts; Volume 1Franklin Classics Trade Press · 540 pages · 9780344422478
- Paperback · English · 2006Hope Leslie [EasyRead Edition]ReadHowYouWant.com · 264 pages · 9781425005658
Fiction, historical, generalMassachusetts, fictionIndians of north america, fictionFictionHistoryWomenIndians of North AmericaFiction, historical