1789-1851

Critical essays examine his sea fiction, the Littlepage trilogy, social essays, and each of the Leatherstocking novels.

Presents a comprehensive biography of early nineteenth-century American author James Fenimore Cooper from his boyhood years to 1826 when he and his family left to live in Europe.

Presents a critical interpretation of James Fenimore Cooper's frontier novel, "The Last of the Mohicans," detailing the biographical, historical, and literary elements that shape the work, and addressing issues of style, genre, race, gender, and factual accuracy.

A collection of notable excerpts from Twain's published writings. Also includes a selection of his letters.

Details the story of a frontier village in the early American Republic, and the lives of Judge William Cooper and the novelist James Fenimore Cooper--father and son, through the development of Cooperstown and Templeton.

Offers students a comprehensive overview of the writings of James Fenimore Cooper, discussing his breakthrough novels that reflect the challenges and triumphs of American history and critical response to his work.

Considers Cooper's fiction as a whole, unified by a consistent moral theme. Includes a chronology.