The Sea Lions: The Lost Sealers

by James Fenimore Cooper

Overview

While there is less of that high polish in America that is obtained by long intercourse with the great world than is to be found in nearly every European country there is much less positive rusticity also.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589637832
Publisher:	Fredonia Books (NL)
Publication date:	04/01/2002
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.98(h) x 1.00(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)