The Prairie: A Tale (1827) is an epic NOVEL of James Fenimore Cooper, the third NOVEL written by him featuring Natty Bumppo, his fictitious frontier hero, who is simply known as "the trapper" in it.
It depicts Natty in the final year of his life still proving helpful to people in distress on the American frontier..
Chronologically The Prairie is the fifth and final installment of the Leatherstocking Tales.
The Prairie: A Tale (1827) is an epic NOVEL of James Fenimore Cooper, the third NOVEL written by him featuring Natty Bumppo, his fictitious frontier hero, who is simply known as "the trapper" in it