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James Fenimore Cooper

15 September 1789 - 14 September 1851

James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. He is best remembered as a novelist who wrote numerous sea-stories and the historical novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring frontiersman Natty Bumppo. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece.

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Subjects
Accessible book, Fiction, History, Historical fiction, Natty Bumppo (Fictitious character), Frontier and pioneer life, American Sea stories, OverDrive, Classic Literature, Mohegan Indians, Protected DAISY, Description and travel, Delaware Indians, Indians of North America, Social life and customs, In library, Iroquois Indians, Male friendship, Antirent War, N.Y., 1839-1846, Hunters, Scouting (Reconnaissance), Internet Archive Wishlist, United States, French and Indian War, 1755-1763, King Philip's War, 1675-1676
Places
United States, New York (State), Boston (Mass.), Florida, Cooperstown (N.Y.), Estados Unidos, Italy, Newport (R.I.), Switzerland, Venice (Italy), West (U.S.), 1, America, Boston, Canada, East (U.S.), England, Europe, France, Great Britain, London (England), Massachusetts, New England, New York (Etat), New York (N.Y.)
People
James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), Christopher Columbus, 1, Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (1803-1848), Jesse D. Elliott (1782-1845), Jesse Duncan Elliott (1782-1845), John William Ward (1922-), Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette marquis de (1757-1834), Natty (Fictitious character) Bumppo, Ned Myers, Ned Myers (ca. 1793-1849), Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), Tristam Burges (1770-1853), William Alexander Duer (1780-1858), William Cooper (1754-1809)
Time
Revolution, 1775-1783, French and Indian War, 1755-1763, 1783-1848, French and Indian War, 1754-1763, 1775-1865, 19th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1783-1865, 1801-1860, Guerra Franco-India, 1755-1763, Revolution, To 1848, War of 1812, 1, 1829-1837, 1846, 18th century, 19th Century, American Revolution, Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516, Tripolitan War, 1801-1805, the Florida Keys

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Alternative names

  • James Fenimore Cooper
  • James Fenimore Pickering, James H. Cooper
  • James Fenimore, 1789-1851. Cooper
  • James Cooper Fenimore
  • James Fenimore] [Cooper
  • Cooper, James Fenimore
  • J. Fenimore Cooper
  • j.fenimore cooper
  • James Fenimoore Cooper
  • James Fenimor Cooper
  • James Fenimore; Arias, Xela (Trad.) Cooper
  • J Fenimore COOPER
  • j. fenimore cooper
  • James Fennimore Cooper
  • James F. Cooper
  • James Feminore Cooper
  • J F. Cooper
  • Fenimore Cooper

History Created April 1, 2008 · 14 revisions Download catalog record: RDF / JSON

May 16, 2017 Edited by Clean Up Bot merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by Clean Up Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
March 13, 2011 Edited by Sadads merge authors
February 13, 2011 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import