Project Gutenberg 2016-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 129 Cooper, James Fenimore 1789 1851 Morgan, Jane Cooper, Fenimore Cooper, J. Fenimore (James Fenimore) Hämeen-Anttila, Väinö 1878 1942 Hämeen-Anttila, V. Hameen-Anttila, Vaino Andelin, Väinö The oak openings, or, the bee-hunter. Finnish Mehiläispyytäjä: Kertomus Lännen saloilta Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Mehiläispyytäjä: Kertomus Lännen saloilta" by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Benjamin Boden, also known as Pemu-Penu or the Bee-Hunter, who becomes embroiled in the dynamics of frontier life in early America, balancing the wilderness's untamed nature with human interactions, particularly with Native Americans. As he undertakes the task of harvesting honey, the narrative also hints at the turbulent socio-political tensions brewing between American settlers and British interests, foreshadowing potential conflict. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the setting of a wild, forested area in Michigan during the summer of 1812. The opening scene features Benjamin Boden in the midst of a honey-harvesting activity, where he is observed by two Native Americans and a scruffy white man named Gershom Waring. Cooper vividly describes Boden's expertise and the delicate operation of capturing bees, highlighting interactions that showcase the multifaceted relationships among Native Americans and settlers. As the chapter unfolds, the characters engage in discussions that not only underscore their cultural differences but also reveal looming dangers as they discuss the possibility of war. The peaceful endeavor of honey-harvesting contrasts sharply with the underlying tensions foreshadowed in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 31.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Historical fiction Indians of North America -- Fiction American fiction -- Translations into Finnish PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 450861 2025-06-24T00:53:17.211533 text/html 450696 450611 2024-09-22T09:46:41.454832 2023-09-23T08:09:29.335352 text/html text/html 248590 2025-06-24T00:53:35.639471 application/epub+zip 255964 2025-06-24T00:53:26.734519 application/epub+zip 239171 2025-06-24T00:53:21.377515 application/epub+zip 487753 2025-06-24T00:53:43.838390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463964 2025-06-24T00:53:34.815493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407984 2022-09-24T12:13:32.544061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423382 2025-06-24T00:53:16.658534 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 403481 2024-10-23T01:30:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13270 2025-06-24T00:53:43.988395 application/rdf+xml 16508 2025-06-24T00:53:25.964475 image/jpeg 3678 2025-06-24T00:53:25.676504 image/jpeg 246507 2025-06-24T00:53:17.253551 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia