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Cooper, James Fenimore
(1789-1851) American writer. James Fenimore Cooper was a novelist, travel writer, and social critic. Cooper is regarded as the first great American writer of fiction, famed for action-packed plots and vivid portrayal of American life.
James Fenimore Cooper Biography
(1789-1851) American writer. James Fenimore Cooper is a famous Romantic novel in American literature. He's known for works of historical fiction, including The Last of the Mohicans, The Spy, and the Leatherstocking series. He's recognized as a notable, representative writer in 19th-century American fiction.
James Fenimore Cooper - A Short Biographical Dictionary
Read about James Fenimore Cooper, from "A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature."
James Fenimore Cooper - List of Works
Here's a list of the works by James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper Quotes
James Fenimore Cooper was one of the earliest great American writers, famous for The Last of the Mohicans, The Spy and many other works--fiction,...
Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Novels, Part 1
IN his Leatherstocking books, Fenimore is off on another track. He is no longer concerned with social white Americans that buzz with pins through them, buzz loudly against every mortal thing except the pin itself. The pin of the Great Ideal.
Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Novels, Part 2
Read more about Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking novels, with part 2.
Fenimore Cooper's White Novels
Read about Fenimore Cooper's White Novels, from Studies in Classic American Literature, by by D.H. Lawrence
Romantic Period Novels
"The Last of the Mohicans" (1826) depicts Hawkeye and the Mohicans, against the backdrop of the French and Indian War.
