The American Democrat

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century.His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. He lived most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William on property that he owned. Cooper was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church and, in his later years, contributed generously to it.He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society, but was expelled for misbehavior.Before embarking on his career as a writer, he served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about counterespionage set

• • Author: James Fenimore Cooper
• • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Aug 23, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 108 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1975713710
• • ISBN-13: 9781975713713