James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper

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. James Fenimore Cooper was born in Burlington, New Jersey, the son of William and Elizabeth Cooper. His father was a United States Congressman. Shortly after his first birthday, his family moved to Cooperstown, New York, a...
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quick facts
Birthdate:September 15, 1789
Birthplace:Burlington, New Jersey
Date of death:September 14, 1851
Also known as:James Feminore Cooper, J. Cooper, James F Cooper

Written works by James Fenimore Cooper

TitlePublishedGenre
The Last of the Mohicans 1826 Historical novel
The Pioneers 1823 Historical novel
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea Historical novel
The Deerslayer 1841 Adventure novel
The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea Historical novel
The Prairie: A Tale 1827 Adventure novel
Precaution 1820 Novel
Eve Effingham
Ways of the Hour
Drums Along the Mohawk
Mercedes of Castile
Notions Of The Americans
The Pathfinder
El Fin de La Inocencia
The Bravo a Tale
Red Rover
The American Democrat
El Ultimo Mohicano / the Last of the Mohicans
Chainbearer
Works of Fenimore Cooper
The Heidenmauer
New York
El Corsario Rojo
The Headman
Lionel Lincoln
Afloat and Ashore
Excursions In Italy
The Wing-and-wing Or Le Feu-follet
Historical Stories of American Pioneer Life
The Pilot
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief
The Bravo
Die Roten. Bilder aus der amerikanischen Vergangenheit III
The Pioneers
Penguin Readers Level 2
Wing & Wing
Homeward Bound
A Residence in France
Lives Of Distinguished American Naval Officers
Tausendmorgen. Bilder aus der amerikanischen Vergangenheit II
The Prairie, Vol. 1
Signature Classics
Spark Notes The Last of the Mohicans
Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish
Wyandotte
The Red Rover
The wept of the Wish-ton-wish
Classic Starts
Crater or Vulcans Peak
Leatherstocking Saga
The Two Admirals
The Crater
The Prairie
Gleanings In Europe - France
The Crater
The Last of the Breed
Ned Myers, or, A life before the mast
The Pilot
Satanstoe, or, The family of Littlepage
Letters and Journals, Volume 5,
Miles Wallingford
The oak openings; or, The bee-hunter
The Water-Witch
The Lake Gun, and New York
Representative Selections
Borderers
Aerie's The Last of the Mohicans
Works of James Fenimore Cooper
Jack Tier, Vol. 2
Level 2 Elementary - The Last of the Mohicans: Teacher's Book
Pioneer
The Spy, Vol. 1
Ultimo Mohicano, El
Correspondence Of James Fenimore-Cooper V1
Last of Mohicans
Letter To His Countrymen
The Monikins
James Fenimore Cooper's
Home as Found
Recollections of Europe
The Sea Lions
Brave
Afterglow
Lederstrumpf 2. Der letzte Mohikaner. ( Ab 10 J.)
Satanstoe
Satanstoe
Lucy Hardinge
Cooper's novels
The redskins; or, Indian and Injin
The Eclipse
The Bravo 1831
The Chainbearer 1845
The Heidenmauer 1832
Lionel Lincoln 1825 Historical fiction
The Red Rover
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Characters created by James Fenimore Cooper

Natty Bumppo
Natty Bumppo
Appears in:The Pioneers

Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's pentalogy of novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Natty Bumppo, although the child of white parents, grew up with Native Americans, becoming a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, one of which is the long rifle....
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Magua
Magua

Magua is a fictional character and the main villain in the novel The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. This historical novel is set at the time of the French and Indian War. A Huron Indian chief, he is also known by the French alias "Le Renard Subtil" . Magua is the enemy of Colonel...
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James Fenimore Cooper quotes

  • Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.

    - James Fenimore Cooper
  • Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman.

    - James Fenimore Cooper
  • The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.

    - James Fenimore Cooper
  • A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.

    - James Fenimore Cooper
  • It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.

    - James Fenimore Cooper

Works by James Fenimore Cooper adapted to film

The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
Release date:August 26, 1992
Directed by:Michael Mann
Genre:Costume drama
Rated:R (USA)
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
Release date:September 2, 1936
Directed by:George B. Seitz
Genre:Black-and-white
Chingachgook: The Great Snake
Chingachgook: The Great Snake
Release date:June 25, 1967
Directed by:Richard Groschopp
Genre:World cinema
Adapted from:The Deerslayer

People who influenced James Fenimore Cooper

Walter Scott
Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and...
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Personal relationships of James Fenimore Cooper

Susan Augusta DeLancey
Susan Augusta DeLancey
Relationship type:Marriage
Together:January 1, 1811 - September 14, 1851

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Where was James Fenimore Cooper born?
  • A:
    James Fenimore Cooper was born in Burlington.
  • Q:
    What was James Fenimore Cooper's profession?
  • A:
    James Fenimore Cooper was an accomplished novelist.
  • Q:
    Who was an important influence on James Fenimore Cooper?
  • A:
    Walter Scott influenced James Fenimore Cooper.
  • Q:
    What is James Fenimore Cooper quoted as saying?
  • A:
    One notable quote is, "Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being, as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner."
  • Q:
    Which popular books have been composed by author, James Fenimore Cooper?
  • A:
    Popular books include:
    - The Last of the Mohicans
    - The Pioneers
    - The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea
    - The Prairie: A Tale
    - The Deerslayer
    - Precaution
    - The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
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