Cooper, James Fenimore

(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.

Read about James Fenimore Cooper, from "A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature."

Here's a list of the works by James Fenimore Cooper

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,...

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.

Read more about Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking novels, with part 2.

Read about Fenimore Cooper's White Novels, from Studies in Classic American Literature, by by D.H. Lawrence

"The Last of the Mohicans" (1826) depicts Hawkeye and the Mohicans, against the backdrop of the French and Indian War.