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The crater, or, Vulcan's peak: - a Tale of the Pacific is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1861. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine,... Read Full Overview

The reader of this book will very naturally be disposed to ask the question, why the geographies, histories, and other works of a similar character, have never made any mention of the regions and events that compose its subject. The answer is obvious enough, and ought to satisfy... Read Full Overview

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The book "" The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future... Read Full Overview

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In "Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific," James Fenimore Cooper invites readers into a captivating adventure that explores the tensions between civilization and nature in the South Seas. With a narrative that weaves rich descriptions of the Pacific landscape with thrilling action,... Read Full Overview

Regarded by many as the first writer to develop a quintessentially American literary style, James Fenimore Cooper's work is always highly evocative of a particular time, place, and ethos. In The Crater, Fenimore Cooper introduces a supernatural element to a classic action-adventure... Read Full Overview