Literature Atlas

How Stories Are Told
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Author

James Fenimore Cooper

American Literature

James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the nineteenth century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries brought him fame and fortune. He spent much of his boyhood and his last fifteen years in Cooperstown, New York. He lived from 1789 to 1851, and The Last of the Mohicans is his best-known novel.

Facts
Birth Year
1789 1
Death Year
1851 1
Connections

In Genre

Source Wikipedia: James Fenimore Cooper

Works Attributed

Source Wikipedia: The Last of the Mohicans
In the Other Atlases

Original Language

Also in Language Atlas: the original language of this subject.

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: James Fenimore Cooper
  • Lead section
    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
  • Lead section, birth date
    James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789
  • Lead section, death date
    September 14, 1851) 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. He lived
  • In Genre: Historical Fiction, Infobox, genre field
    Genre: Historical fiction
View the Source
Wikipedia: The Last of the Mohicans
WikipediaWorks Attributed: The Last of the Mohicans, Infobox, author field
Quote, Works Attributed: The Last of the Mohicans, Infobox, author field
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.