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Bookmark or Share- Prairie - WikipediaPrairie (pronounced) is the French word for "meadow", formed ultimately from the Latin root word pratum (which has the same meaning). [5] Formation. Tallgrass prairie flora (Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie) The formation of the Canadian Prairies started with the uplift of the Rocky Mountains near Alberta. The ...
- The Prairie - WikipediaThe Prairie: A Tale (1827) is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, the third novel written by him featuring Natty Bumppo. His fictitious frontier hero Bumppo is never called by his name, but is instead referred to as "the trapper" or "the old man".
- The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper | Project Gutenberg"The Prairie" by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel first published in the early 19th century. It is part of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, which chronologically follows the experiences of the frontier character Natty Bumppo as he navigates the changing landscapes and cultures of America.
- Prairies and Grasslands - U.S. National Park ServiceThe prairie is divided into the eastern tall grass prairie, the central mixed grass prairie, and the western short grass prairie. Tall grass prairies receive 30 or more inches of rain per year, while short grass prairies receive about 12 inches of rain.
- The Prairie, by James Fenimore Cooper - Project Gutenberg“The Prairie” was the third in order of Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Its first appearance was in the year 1827. The idea of the story had suggested itself to him, we are told, before he had finished its immediate forerunner, “The Last of the Mohicans.”
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