Podcasts about Leatherstocking Tales

We are back and bringing you The Last of the Mohicans, James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 historical novel about stepping on twigs and tricking your friends by following them around in a bear costume. We chat about race, the novel's politics, and how an adult man could get tricked by a bunch of beavers. And the French and Indian War! We read the Penguin Classics version with introduction by Richard Slotkin. For more on this novel, we highly recommend Sarah Rivett's chapter in Unscripted America (2017) “Indiginous Metaphors in Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales.” For some fun, we suggest Mark Twain's 1895 gem, "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses." Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @betterreadpod, and email us nice things at betterreadpodcast@gmail.com. Find Tristan on Twitter @tjschweiger, Katie @katiekrywo, and Megan @tuslersaurus.

A desparate fight broke out after an ambush on the houseboat. The distraction gave Deerslayer the chance to escape from his captors, but it was short lived. Heddy has a…

Chingacook warns it won't be safe to return to their houseboat. Shouldn't they be concerned at the sight of a mocassin floating near a log in the lake? Harry declares…

The two white captives have been rescued and are now safely back on the houseboat on the lake with Judith and Heddy. Deerslayer and Chingacook return to the Irriquois camp…

The trade for the captives seems to have gone well, but the deal isn't over yet. Will Judith get her father back at sunrise? Will the Irriquois turn the tables…

After trying to win over the natives using the bible, Heddy finds herself captured along with her father. Meanwhile, Deerslayer watches and makes plans to raid the camp with his…

The audio starts OK but skips a little after a few minutes. Rescuing their friend, a Deleware chief, our heroes find that the simple-minded Heddy has followed them. She races…

Note: The audio skips a little near the start. Meeting his Indian friend, the scout joins Deerslayer and Judith. Does the old Delaware have promising news? about Judith's father? He…

After harrowing encounters with Indians, Deerslayer and Judith are in the lake cottage, trying to figure how to rescue their friends. Without help from Heddy, a war chest is opened.…

After a brush with an enemy Indian scout, Deerslayer and Judith continue their search for the missing canoes. Managing to return to the lake cottage, Deerslayer and Judith talk with…

To avoid detection from wild Indians, Deerslayer and his friends have hidden themselves in hollow logs. Later, in the lake house, the womenfolk discuss their missing men. As they share…

On a fishing trip, Deer Slayer and his friends take shelter in Tom's fortified home where they meet the lovely Judith. Though her sister Heddy may be the safer choice…

On the way to the safety of the lake, Deer Slayer and his companion narrowly escape the Iriquois warriors. As they float on the water, they find a fortified house.…

Out of the woods comes a giant of a man . Natty Bumpo, also known as Deer Slayer to his Indiann friends and Hawkeye to the white man,, is the…

The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in New York State, which is the setting of four of his five Leatherstocking Tales. This novel introduces Natty Bumppo as "Deerslayer": a young frontiersman in early 18th-century New York. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate give you a glimpse into the past.

The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in New York State, which is the setting of four of his five Leatherstocking Tales. This novel introduces Natty Bumppo as "Deerslayer": a young frontiersman in early 18th-century New York. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate give you a glimpse into the past.

The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in New York State, which is the setting of four of his five Leatherstocking Tales. This novel introduces Natty Bumppo as "Deerslayer": a young frontiersman in early 18th-century New York. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate give you a glimpse into the past.

The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in New York State, which is the setting of four of his five Leatherstocking Tales. This novel introduces Natty Bumppo as "Deerslayer": a young frontiersman in early 18th-century New York. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate give you a glimpse into the past.

The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in New York State, which is the setting of four of his five Leatherstocking Tales. This novel introduces Natty Bumppo as "Deerslayer": a young frontiersman in early 18th-century New York. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate give you a glimpse into the past.

The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in New York State, which is the setting of four of his five Leatherstocking Tales. This novel introduces Natty Bumppo as "Deerslayer": a young frontiersman in early 18th-century New York. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate give you a glimpse into the past.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 145, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tales 1: "Needful Things" is a recent tale of terror by this author of "It" and "Cujo". Stephen King. 2: In 1931 Jean de Brunhoff wrote the first of several children's tales about this elephant. Babar. 3: This author was one of the first to use the term "Jazz Age" in his "Tales of the Jazz Age" in 1922. Fitzgerald. 4: The general prologue to this monumental work describes the meeting of 30 pilgrims at the Tabard Inn. The Canterbury Tales. 5: "The Last of the Mohicans" is among the novels that make up this series of tales. The Leatherstocking Tales. Round 2. Category: "R" Town 1: "Believe It or Not", Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia all have a town named this. Ripley. 2: "Take A Ride" through this town, named for the ancestral home of William Penn's family. Reading. 3: Vikings founded the first permanent settlement in this national capital around 874. Reykjavik. 4: This Georgia city was founded in 1834 on a site that had 7 hills. Rome. 5: Founded in the 13th century, this major Dutch port was heavily damaged by German bombing in World War II. Rotterdam. Round 3. Category: Oscar-Winning Roles 1: Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks. 2: Rooster Cogburn. John Wayne. 3: Miss Daisy Werthan. Jessica Tandy. 4: 2009:He was really good as Bad Blake. Jeff Bridges. 5: 1999:Her multi-dimensional performance as Brandon Teena / Teena Brandon won an Oscar. Hilary Swank. Round 4. Category: The Deans List 1: Much of this Rat Pack crooner's hard-drinking persona may have been just for the cameras. Dean Martin. 2: In the 1930s this "lightheaded" pitcher led the National League in strikeouts 4 times. Dizzy Dean. 3: The then-new fad of skateboarding was celebrated in this duo's 1964 hit song "Sidewalk Surfin'". Jan and Dean. 4: It doesn't take a sausage to know that this country singer took "Big Bad John" to No. 1 in 1961. Jimmy Dean. 5: This author's thrillers turned into films include "Phantoms" and "Demon Seed". Dean Koontz. Round 5. Category: Whaaazuuup?! 1: On Dec. 14, 1972 Gene Cernan became the last man to drive a vehicle up here. the moon. 2: Launched Oct. 4, 1957, it circled the Earth once every 96 minutes, going 18,000 MPH. Sputnik. 3: Leonardo da Vinci sketched one of these in 1483; Sikorsky produced the first practical one in 1939. helicopter. 4: In May 1927 this plane was tested by flying from San Diego to NYC; it took 20 hours, 21 minutes. the Spirit of St. Louis. 5: With room for 700, this traveled 1 mile at a height of 70 feet on its only flight in 1947. the Spruce Goose. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Now, iffin' you don't settle down, I'm a gonna have ta beat you like a slow cavalry mule. Don't you know it's time once again for another full-length episode of the Six-Gun Justice Podcast...Put on your moccasins and your coonskin cap and join co-hosts Paul Bishop and Richard Prosch for Trailblazers Part 1 as they go tracking, hunting, and fighting alongside trailblazing legends Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, Davy Crockett, and Natty Bumppo...00:20 -- Welcome and Announcements about Western Trailblazers2:12 -- Paul has a review of Thunder in the East -- First in the First Frontier series by Mike Roark5:30 -- Rich talks about Charlton Comics' Wild Frontier, a 7-issue anthology series that ran from 1955-1957 with art by Dick Giordano, and  six Daniel Boone comics at  ComicBookPlus.com.8:22 -- And don't forget about DC Comics' Tomahawk which ran for 150 issues.10:54 -- Look out! Here come the cattle!!! It's time for the trailblazers -- Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, Davy Crocket, and...11:30 -- James Fenimore Cooper's fictional Natty Bumppo in the Leatherstocking Tales.12:57 -- Last of the Mohicans adaptations into film in 1920, 1932, 1936 (with...Randolph Scott!), and 1947, then a television series in 1957 and another series from 1994, a 1971 5-hour BBC Masterpiece Theatre miniseries, and 1977 made-for-television movie, and finally the 1992 movie staring Daniel Day Lewis (and yes! this one occasion where the movie adaptation is better than the book). And a 2014 story tie-in The Pride of the Mohicans 18:58 -- Daniel Boone! (Not Davy Crockett) and Fess Parker played them both. (What was that all about?)  The Daniel Boone mythology is an 18th century version of Taken. He blazed trails in Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky, and Missouri. 22:17 -- There are some new books about Daniel Boone. My Father Daniel Boone is a non-fiction take on DB, but the Daniel Boone mythology is a mix of fact and fiction. 24:04 -- Blood and Treasure set in the mid-18th century places Daniel Boone in the middle of the action.25:20 -- Finding Daniel Boone  by Ted Franklin Belue ponders the question...where are Daniel Boone's bones anyway?25:41 -- A bit about Daniel Boone Westward Trail  (1982), the 4th book in the The American Explorer Series, and other Daniel Boone recommended fiction.27:24 -- Daniel Boone's story first appeared on the big screen in 1907, then in 1923, and 1926, with the first Daniel Boone talkie appearing in 1936, 1941, a DB serial in 1943, and 1956's Daniel Boone Trailblazer. 29:00 -- There were four Walt Disney forgettable Daniel Boone episodes, but 1964's NBC series with Fess Parker defined the Daniel Boone character in the American mindset.32:57 -- There goes the chuckwagon triangle! And it's time for Shoot-Outs and Shout-Outs.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=kRf2_NuEPxu37b9-4FZKmX0UAJ4ZdKVRhAgUrm-4gBj-CkNHowjeqW7Q4bYKdoyNoNgGhKTBK-OpQSh_)

This week on “The Learning Curve,” Cara and Gerard are joined by Wayne Franklin, professor of English at the University of Connecticut and definitive biographer of the American literary figure James Fenimore Cooper. As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Prof. Franklin reviews Cooper's background and major works, especially the “Leatherstocking Tales,” including The Last of the Mohicans... Source

In the second episode of our series: Legends and Lore of the Empire State, A New York Minute In History explores the mystery of the inspiration for Natty Bumppo, one of the most recognizable characters from James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales series. A trip to Hoosick Falls wouldn't be complete without a drive down Main […]

Welcome to Episode 10 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, Anna and Sam want you to stay alive no matter what occurs and try not to groan as they say that over and over again as they discuss the Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper and the 1992 movie directed by Michael Mann and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, and Wes Studi!! Sam reveals her complete lack of knowledge on the origins of ostriches and ostrich feathers trade, Anna dives into the triangle trade, and neither cannot explain the point of David Gamut. Listen in as Anna auditions to be a loyal PAT-RIOT and Sam gets super thirsty! You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. Honorable Mentions --Apparently James Fenimore Cooper wrote things: the four other Leatherstocking Tales novels --Other versions: 1936 movie of The Last of the Mohicans starring Randolph Scott --Callbacks to past episodes: Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day, Sexy Garys Gary Sinise and Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds, The Princess Bride, Sam Neill, --Possible future episodes?: Ivanhoe, Persepolis, Batman Year 1/Batman Begins, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen --Never going to be a future episode: Watchmen --Rabid fandom alert!: Avengers movies, Lord of the Rings (and Tom Bombadil), Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Star Trek, Blazing Saddles --Mark Twain, jerk, yes?: Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court --Inspiration for the book?: Looney Tunes --Not so secret love: Mystery Men and its entire cast --We can't escape the random mentions: John Cusack, Terry Kinney, Oz, Silence of the Lambs, Widows, Dennis Quaid, Steppenwolf --Wish this was based on a book: Bad Times at the El Royale Want to get in touch? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at adaptedwithannaandsam@gmail.com, or on Facebook, or even Twitter and Instagram! How thirsty did this movie make you? Did you know ostriches originate from Africa? Why is David Gamut in the book?? Send us your best Jared Harris loyal PAT-RIOT impression or Hawkeye (or even better Uncas) cosplay. You can even send Magua cosplay. We get it. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play. You can also find us, and many other amazing podcasts, on the WICF Podcast Network!!!! Be sure to share with your friends! Rate and review too! Credits: Theme music credit: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Logo credit: Fourth Wall Graphics, fourthwallgraphics.com

And we have reached the end of the Leatherstocking Tales. In this episode we have my final thoughts on "The Prairie" . Looking ahead we are going to examine the works of Charles Chesnutt and other turn of the century black writers.

Part one of my review of "The Prairie", the last of the Leatherstocking Tales. It is a great send off for our hero Natty Bumppo.

Part one of my series on James Fenimore Cooper's "The Pioneers," the first of the Leatherstocking Tales to be written. It shows Natty Bummpo as an old trapper in Templetown, a growing frontier community. What is the place of a man like Natty in a place like this?

Time to insanely charge into the Leatherstocking Tales. We will begin with the first in the series (although the last one published), "The Deerslayer." So, let's meet Natty Bummpo and his friends as they arrive at Glimmerglass.

This episode was recorded 16 May 2013 live and in person at Omni's lovely offices overlooking Lake Union in Seattle. You can download the m4a file or subscribe in iTunes. (Or subscribe to the podcast feed.) Nat Irons has worked at Apple Developer Relations, as a WebObjects consultant, and as IT director at The Stranger. He's now QA Manager at Black Pixel. He once delivered pizza to The Far Side author Gary Larson. This episode is sponsored by Igloo. Igloo is an intranet you'll actually like, with shared calendars, microblogs, file-sharing, social networking, and more. It's free for up 10 users — give it a try for your company or your team today. This episode is also sponsored by Microsoft Azure Mobile Services. Mobile Services is a great way to provide backend services — syncing and other things — for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps. It's high level — you can get more done with less work. Things we mention, in-order-of-appearance-ish: Lode Runner Dark Castle Windows Boston San Francisco Berkeley, CA Bay Area High school Seattle Tim Eyman Sit & Spin Blogger Meetup Natty Bumppo bumppo.net James Fenimore Cooper Leatherstocking Tales Michael Mann Daniel Day Lewis Last of the Mohicans movie AOL chatrooms Berkeley Macintosh User Group (BMUG) BBS First Class BBS Tim Holmes Purple Harley BMUG Newsletter Modems Heidi Roizen Bleeding in six colors Twitter Bolo Spectre Stuart Cheshire Virtual Reality Bonjour ZeroConf Cheshire Cat Stuart Little Alice PERL Excel Mac OS 9 iMac Floppy drive ADB USB NeXT Rhapsody UNIX Terminal.app BBEdit SE/30 Apple in middle of menubar MPW MacPerl Latent Semantic Mapping (LSM) Regular expressions WWDC Homer Simpson in The Land of Chocoloate Schadenfreude MacInTouch NPR Microsoft Microsoft invests in Apple and pledges to keep developing Office for Mac Powerbook G3 Filemaker Pro Claris Microsoft Access Bento Apple events Farallon Chuck Shotton WebSTAR MacHTTP StarNine Quarterdeck Apache Open Transport Xcode WebObjects Java Bill Bumgarner Objective-C categories SSH tunnels 1999 Redmond 2000 Maria Cantwell King County Pierce County Eastern Washington secession Shoreline Queen Anne Ballard Magnolia Discovery Park Capitol Hill Pagliacci Pizza 2003 Sand Point Gary Larson Dumbledore The Far Side San Francisco Academy of Sciences Workmen's Compensation Virgina Mason 2001 2002 Upcoming.org Seattle Weekly Dan Savage The Rocket Lynda Barry Life in Hell Matt Groening Evergreen State College University Village Apple Store Seattle Xcoders Dave Winer Daniel Pasco C4 Paul Goracke Black Pixel job listings

If you have spent a bit of time in Germany or with German friends, you may have noticed the deep interest and affinity many Germans have for American Indians. What are the origins of this striking and enduring fascination? In many ways, it might be said to go back to Tacitus' Germania – or at least, to 19th-century Germans' readings of Germania – but it was also indelibly shaped by the writings of explorer Alexander von Humboldt and by James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, which were enormously influential in Germany and on Germans abroad. German landscape painters also created some of the most enduring and iconic images of the American West. When Germans in America fought with American Indians over land, their compatriots in Europe tended to side with the Indians. Later, over the successive ruptures of 20th century German history, Germans always found new ways of engaging with American Indians, whether through hobbyist organizations, Wild West shows, through their political commitments to Indian political causes – like the American Indian Movement – or through the astoundingly popular novels of Karl May. Exploring with great verve the transnational connections between various groups of Germans and Native Americans over two centuries, H. Glenn Penny‘s Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013) engages in a wide-ranging set of discussions that open up new and unexpected vistas onto questions of modern German history, the history of European and American colonialism, histories and legacies of genocide, and a host of other key topics.

If you have spent a bit of time in Germany or with German friends, you may have noticed the deep interest and affinity many Germans have for American Indians. What are the origins of this striking and enduring fascination? In many ways, it might be said to go back to Tacitus’ Germania – or at least, to 19th-century Germans’ readings of Germania – but it was also indelibly shaped by the writings of explorer Alexander von Humboldt and by James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, which were enormously influential in Germany and on Germans abroad. German landscape painters also created some of the most enduring and iconic images of the American West. When Germans in America fought with American Indians over land, their compatriots in Europe tended to side with the Indians. Later, over the successive ruptures of 20th century German history, Germans always found new ways of engaging with American Indians, whether through hobbyist organizations, Wild West shows, through their political commitments to Indian political causes – like the American Indian Movement – or through the astoundingly popular novels of Karl May. Exploring with great verve the transnational connections between various groups of Germans and Native Americans over two centuries, H. Glenn Penny‘s Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013) engages in a wide-ranging set of discussions that open up new and unexpected vistas onto questions of modern German history, the history of European and American colonialism, histories and legacies of genocide, and a host of other key topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have spent a bit of time in Germany or with German friends, you may have noticed the deep interest and affinity many Germans have for American Indians. What are the origins of this striking and enduring fascination? In many ways, it might be said to go back to Tacitus’ Germania – or at least, to 19th-century Germans’ readings of Germania – but it was also indelibly shaped by the writings of explorer Alexander von Humboldt and by James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, which were enormously influential in Germany and on Germans abroad. German landscape painters also created some of the most enduring and iconic images of the American West. When Germans in America fought with American Indians over land, their compatriots in Europe tended to side with the Indians. Later, over the successive ruptures of 20th century German history, Germans always found new ways of engaging with American Indians, whether through hobbyist organizations, Wild West shows, through their political commitments to Indian political causes – like the American Indian Movement – or through the astoundingly popular novels of Karl May. Exploring with great verve the transnational connections between various groups of Germans and Native Americans over two centuries, H. Glenn Penny‘s Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013) engages in a wide-ranging set of discussions that open up new and unexpected vistas onto questions of modern German history, the history of European and American colonialism, histories and legacies of genocide, and a host of other key topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have spent a bit of time in Germany or with German friends, you may have noticed the deep interest and affinity many Germans have for American Indians. What are the origins of this striking and enduring fascination? In many ways, it might be said to go back to Tacitus’ Germania – or at least, to 19th-century Germans’ readings of Germania – but it was also indelibly shaped by the writings of explorer Alexander von Humboldt and by James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, which were enormously influential in Germany and on Germans abroad. German landscape painters also created some of the most enduring and iconic images of the American West. When Germans in America fought with American Indians over land, their compatriots in Europe tended to side with the Indians. Later, over the successive ruptures of 20th century German history, Germans always found new ways of engaging with American Indians, whether through hobbyist organizations, Wild West shows, through their political commitments to Indian political causes – like the American Indian Movement – or through the astoundingly popular novels of Karl May. Exploring with great verve the transnational connections between various groups of Germans and Native Americans over two centuries, H. Glenn Penny‘s Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013) engages in a wide-ranging set of discussions that open up new and unexpected vistas onto questions of modern German history, the history of European and American colonialism, histories and legacies of genocide, and a host of other key topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have spent a bit of time in Germany or with German friends, you may have noticed the deep interest and affinity many Germans have for American Indians. What are the origins of this striking and enduring fascination? In many ways, it might be said to go back to Tacitus’ Germania – or at least, to 19th-century Germans’ readings of Germania – but it was also indelibly shaped by the writings of explorer Alexander von Humboldt and by James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, which were enormously influential in Germany and on Germans abroad. German landscape painters also created some of the most enduring and iconic images of the American West. When Germans in America fought with American Indians over land, their compatriots in Europe tended to side with the Indians. Later, over the successive ruptures of 20th century German history, Germans always found new ways of engaging with American Indians, whether through hobbyist organizations, Wild West shows, through their political commitments to Indian political causes – like the American Indian Movement – or through the astoundingly popular novels of Karl May. Exploring with great verve the transnational connections between various groups of Germans and Native Americans over two centuries, H. Glenn Penny‘s Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013) engages in a wide-ranging set of discussions that open up new and unexpected vistas onto questions of modern German history, the history of European and American colonialism, histories and legacies of genocide, and a host of other key topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have spent a bit of time in Germany or with German friends, you may have noticed the deep interest and affinity many Germans have for American Indians. What are the origins of this striking and enduring fascination? In many ways, it might be said to go back to Tacitus’ Germania – or at least, to 19th-century Germans’ readings of Germania – but it was also indelibly shaped by the writings of explorer Alexander von Humboldt and by James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, which were enormously influential in Germany and on Germans abroad. German landscape painters also created some of the most enduring and iconic images of the American West. When Germans in America fought with American Indians over land, their compatriots in Europe tended to side with the Indians. Later, over the successive ruptures of 20th century German history, Germans always found new ways of engaging with American Indians, whether through hobbyist organizations, Wild West shows, through their political commitments to Indian political causes – like the American Indian Movement – or through the astoundingly popular novels of Karl May. Exploring with great verve the transnational connections between various groups of Germans and Native Americans over two centuries, H. Glenn Penny‘s Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013) engages in a wide-ranging set of discussions that open up new and unexpected vistas onto questions of modern German history, the history of European and American colonialism, histories and legacies of genocide, and a host of other key topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have spent a bit of time in Germany or with German friends, you may have noticed the deep interest and affinity many Germans have for American Indians. What are the origins of this striking and enduring fascination? In many ways, it might be said to go back to Tacitus’ Germania – or at least, to 19th-century Germans’ readings of Germania – but it was also indelibly shaped by the writings of explorer Alexander von Humboldt and by James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, which were enormously influential in Germany and on Germans abroad. German landscape painters also created some of the most enduring and iconic images of the American West. When Germans in America fought with American Indians over land, their compatriots in Europe tended to side with the Indians. Later, over the successive ruptures of 20th century German history, Germans always found new ways of engaging with American Indians, whether through hobbyist organizations, Wild West shows, through their political commitments to Indian political causes – like the American Indian Movement – or through the astoundingly popular novels of Karl May. Exploring with great verve the transnational connections between various groups of Germans and Native Americans over two centuries, H. Glenn Penny‘s Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013) engages in a wide-ranging set of discussions that open up new and unexpected vistas onto questions of modern German history, the history of European and American colonialism, histories and legacies of genocide, and a host of other key topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adventure Stories presents stories of The Leatherstocking Tales is a complex and adventure-packed trip into the lush and unpredictable wilderness of 18th Century America. The thread which ties the five books together is the life story of a rugged and untamable hunter, Indian fighter and American scout for the British military. Each book of The Leatherstocking Tales showcases a different phase of the myriad struggles to settle and control this vast and resource-rich land. You host Dennis Humphrey presents the 13 part series The Deerslayer set in the year 1743