The letters written by & to Cooper & edited by his grandson reveal his many interests & provide us with insights unobtainable merely from reading his books or a biography. "...illuminates the life & character of James Fenimore Cooper more ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

James Fenimore Cooper - American Writers 48 was first published in 1965.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was America’s first novelist, celebrated for his masterpiece, The Last of the Mohicans.