Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
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After a stint on a commercial voyage, Cooper served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, where he learned the technology of managing sailing vessels which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about espionage set during the American Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also created American sea stories. His best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period, written between 1823 and 1841, known as the Leatherstocking Tales, which introduced the iconic American frontier scout, Natty Bumppo. Cooper's works on the U.S. Navy have been well received among naval historians, but they were sometimes criticized by his contemporaries. Among his more famous works is the romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece. Throughout his career, he published numerous social, political, and historical works of fiction and non-fiction with the objective of countering European prejudices and nurturing an original American art and culture.
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associatedWith | Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. |
associatedWith | Allmond, Marcus Blakey, 1851-1909 |
associatedWith | American Polish Committee. |
associatedWith | Andros, R. S. S., (Richard Salter Storrs), 1817-1868 |
associatedWith | Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 |
associatedWith | Averell, W. (William) |
associatedWith | Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833. |
associatedWith | Ball, Lyman. |
associatedWith | Barnard, Daniel D. (Daniel Dewey), 1797-1861 |
associatedWith | Barnes, John S. (John Sanford), 1836-1911, |
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Birth 1789-09-15
Death 1851-09-14
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