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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 characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune.
The Red Rover is a novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. It was originally published in Paris on November 27, 1827, [ 1 ] before being published in London three days later on November 30. It was not published in the United States until January 9, 1828, in Philadelphia.
The following books received a James Fenimore Cooper Prize from The Society of American Historians. For James Fenimore Cooper Prize-winning writers, see Category:James Fenimore Cooper Prize winners .
Lionel Lincoln is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1825.Set in the American Revolutionary War, the novel follows Lionel Lincoln, a Boston-born American of British noble descent who goes to England and returns a British soldier, and is forced to deal with the split loyalties in his family and friends to the American colonies and the British homeland.
The Heidenmauer; or, The Benedictines – A Story of the Rhine is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1832.The novel is a socio-political novel set in 16th-century Germany that focuses on the competition between various socio-political classes and the tension caused by the Reformation.
The action takes place during the American Revolution, at "The Locusts", which was the name given to a Colonial-style home in Scarsdale, New York, that was built in 1787 by Major William Popham, an officer who served on the staff of generals George Clinton and George Washington and who served as the 7th President-General of the Society of Cincinnati, the oldest patriotic organization in the ...
The Prairie: A Tale (1827) is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, the third novel written by him featuring Natty Bumppo.His fictitious frontier hero Bumppo is never called by his name, but is instead referred to as "the trapper" or "the old man".
The blessing of Columbus’ sailors before leaving Palos. Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay is an 1840 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper.The novel is set in 15th-century Europe, and follows the preparations and expedition of Christopher Columbus westward to the new world.