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James Fenimore Cooper
American writer
James Fenimore Cooper 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. Wikipedia
Born: September 15, 1789, Burlington, NJ
Died: September 14, 1851 (age 61 years), Cooperstown, NY
Spouse: Susan Augusta DeLancey (m. 1811–1851)
Children: Susan Fenimore Cooper, Paul Fenimore Cooper, and Charlotte Fenimore Cooper
Parents: William Cooper and Elizabeth Fenimore Cooper
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Jan 28, 2024 · James Fenimore Cooper Author Born: September 15, 1789, in Burlington, New Jersey Died: September 14, 1851, Cooperstown, New York
Among Cooper's many novels, his best-known books are the five "Leatherstocking" tales — including The Deerslayer and The Last of the ...
Cooper is best known for his frontier novels of white-Indian relations. The Pioneers (1823), The Last of the Mohicans (1826), The Prairie (1827), The Pathfinder ...