Letters and Journals of James Fenimore Cooper, Volume 3

by James Fenimore Cooper, James Franklin Beard

Overview

The Letters and Journals of James Fenimore Cooper, Volume III: 1833-1839

Edited by

James Franklin Beard

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674014664
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	08/20/2004
Pages:	490
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

The creator of two genres that became staples of American literature — the sea romance and the frontier adventure — James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was born in New Jersey, raised in the wilderness of New York, and spent five years at sea before embarking on his successful writing career. Among Cooper’s many novels, his best-known books are the five "Leatherstocking" tales — including The Deerslayer and The Last of the Mohicans — each featuring the fictional hero Natty Bumppo.

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)