James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. He is particularly remembered as a novelist, who wrote numerous sea-stories as well as the historical romances known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring frontiersman Natty Bumppo. Among his most famous works is the novel The Last of the Mohicans, which many people consider his masterpiece.

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September 15 - 1789 - September 14 - 1851 - American - Leatherstocking Tales - Natty Bumppo - The Last of the Mohicans

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His daughter, Susan Fenimore Cooper (1813—1894), was known as an author and philanthropist.

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