Leather Stocking and Silk or Hunter John Myers and His Times: A Story of the Valley of Virginia is a historical fiction novel written by John Esten Cooke and originally published in 1854. The story is set in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and follows the life of John Myers, a skilled hunter and frontiersman. As the novel progresses, readers follow Myers through various adventures, including his encounters...