Notions of the Americans, Volume 2 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Picked up by a Travelling Bachelor

by James Fenimore Cooper

Overview

Cooper’s hypothetical European observer has traveled to the United States for the first time and wants to relate his impressions of the Americans those back home. In volume two “Cooper” visits Washington D.C. and relates his first impressions of the capitol. He focuses on the physical looks, etiquette, what he learns of America’s wars, education, language, elections, religion, and many other aspects of American life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411436732
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	07/05/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	362
File size:	383 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) is best known for his masterpiece The Last of the Mohicans. A prolific and popular American writer, Cooper wrote fiction, non-fiction, and even tried his hand at the supernatural. He wrote many stories about the sea as well as the historical novels of his series Leatherstocking Tales.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1789

Date of Death:

September 14, 1851

Place of Birth:

Burlington, New Jersey

Place of Death:

Cooperstown, New York

Education:

Yale University (expelled in 1805)