Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts. A Tale of the Colony

"Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts. A Tale of the Colony" by James Fenimore Cooper is a fictional autobiography which explores the 18th-century colony of New York. Through Cooper's way of mixing fact and fiction, readers are able to get an idea of what life was like for the earliest colonists in the United States. Harsh conditions, mistreatment from the British soldiers, and the risk of being unable to survive come together to create a slow-burn book that truly captures the fortitude of early-American life.