by James Fenimore Cooper (Author), Lance Schachterle (Editor), James P. Elliott (Editor)

Cooper's The Chainbearer presents an exciting narrative that interrogates issues of what it means to own land. The novel examines the claims of ownership of wilderness land among Native Americans, New England squatters, and the old New York families with legal deeds.

Author Biography

Lance Schachterle is Professor of English in the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. James P. Elliott is Professor of English at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.