Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life by Robert Montgomery Bird
"Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life" by Robert Montgomery Bird is a novel published in 1837. Set in 1780s Kentucky, it follows the mysterious figure known as "Nick of the Woods"—a monster-dressed avenger who slaughters Indians and carves crosses on their bodies. By day, he's Nathan Slaughter, a peaceful Quaker bound by creed to avoid violence. This American Gothic tale became Bird's most successful work and a bestseller, noted
for its brutal depiction of Native Americans that deliberately countered James Fenimore Cooper's more sympathetic portrayals. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806-1854 |
|---|---|
| Title | Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_of_the_Woods |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Olaf Voss, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 13970 |
| Release Date | Nov 7, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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