James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous …

James Fenimore Cooper (1789−1851) was America’s first major novelist. He wrote of the novels of frontier adventure known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring the wilderness scout called …

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early nineteenth century. He is particularly remembered as the novelist …

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was a prolific American writer who spent most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, near a lake surrounded by the Iroquois of the Six Nations. Cooper …

James Fenimore Cooper Society Page. This informative, well-organized, and extensive site has excellent information, including articles and papers about Cooper, a detailed chronology of …

Building on the example of the British novelist Sir Walter Scott, Cooper wrote the first American historical novels and in the process made subjects such as Native Americans, the western …

Welcome to an exploration of the life and works of James Fenimore Cooper, a pioneering American novelist whose stories of the frontier continue to captivate readers today.

During the course of his career, Cooper published 57-works which included 33-novels. The best known of these are his five historical novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales.

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was a prominent American novelist and one of the first writers to gain international acclaim for his works centered on American themes. He was born …

Cooper was a prolific writer, publishing 32 novels, 12 works of nonfiction, a play and numerous pamphlets and articles. His most lasting contributions to American literature were his five …