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21. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer
 
22. Cooper's Otsego County: A bicentennial
 
23. The Pathfinder or, The Inland
 
24. Where was James?: A James Fenimore
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25. James Fenimore Cooper: The Early
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26. James Fenimore Cooper, Updated
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27. James Fenimore Cooper: An Annotated
 
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28. James Fenimore Cooper: New Critical
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29. James Fenimore Cooper: New Historical
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30. The Last of the Mohicans (Signet
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31. The Spy (Penguin Classics)
 
32. James Fenimore Cooper (Literature
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33. Gleanings in Europe, Italy (The
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34. Gleanings in Europe: The Rhine
 
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35. Gleanings in Europe, England (The
 
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36. The Wing-And-Wing: Or Le Feu-Follet
 
37. The New World of James Fenimore
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38. The Pioneers (Signet Classics)
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39. Last of the Mohicans, The (The
 
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40. James Fenimore Cooper: Novelist

21. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas
by James Fenimore, 1789-1851 Cooper
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22. Cooper's Otsego County: A bicentennial guide of sites in Otsego County associated with the life and fiction of James Fenimore Cooper, 1789-1851
by Hugh Cooke MacDougall
 Unknown Binding: 140 Pages (1989)

Isbn: 0917334183
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23. The Pathfinder or, The Inland Sea
by James Fenimore (1789-1851) Cooper
 Hardcover: Pages (1851)

Asin: B000H458C4
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24. Where was James?: A James Fenimore Cooper chronology from 1789 to 1851 (James Fenimore Cooper Society miscellaneous papers)
by Hugh Cooke MacDougall
 Unknown Binding: 18 Pages (1993)

Asin: B0006P45HS
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25. James Fenimore Cooper: The Early Years
by Wayne Franklin
Hardcover: 752 Pages (2007-06-19)
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James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) invented the key forms of American fiction—the Western, the sea tale, the Revolutionary War romance. Furthermore, Cooper turned novel writing from a polite diversion into a paying career. He influenced Herman Melville, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Francis Parkman, and even Mark Twain—who felt the need to flagellate Cooper for his “literary offenses.” His novels mark the starting point for any history of our environmental conscience. Far from complicit in the cleansings of Native Americans that characterized the era, Cooper’s fictions traced native losses to their economic sources.
Perhaps no other American writer stands in greater need of a major reevaluation than Cooper. This is the first treatment of Cooper’s life to be based on full access to his family papers. Cooper’s life, as Franklin relates it, is the story of how, in literature and countless other endeavors, Americans in his period sought to solidify their political and cultural economic independence from Britain and, as the Revolutionary generation died, stipulate what the maturing republic was to become. The first of two volumes, James Fenimore Cooper: The Early Years covers Cooper’s life from his boyhood up to 1826, when, at the age of thirty-six, he left with his wife and five children for Europe.
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26. James Fenimore Cooper, Updated Ed. (Twayne's United States Authors Series)
by Donald A. Ringe
Hardcover: 151 Pages (1988-10-01)
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Asin: 0805775277
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Twayne's United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an author's work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writer's work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives.

Each volume features:

  • A critical, interpretive study and explication of the author's works
  • A brief biography of the author
  • An accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historicalbackground of the author
  • Aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography and an index
  • A readable style presented in a manageable length
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5-0 out of 5 stars JFC
This is a great book. The author, Franklin, gives Cooper what is his due. Though Cooper has been underestimated - partly because of the fact that his "apprentice novels" are well known and his masterpieces are not - it is my hope that this book will be widely read and acknowledged as an authentic authority on the excellent authorship of Cooper. ... Read more


27. James Fenimore Cooper: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism (Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature)
Hardcover: 320 Pages (1991-10-30)
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Famed for his novels of the American frontier (notably the Leatherstocking Tales) and of the sea, and also the author of a large body of social and political writings, James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) received mixed reviews from his contemporaries, who generally enjoyed the adventure tales but abhored his social preachings. His posthumous reputation has fluctuated widely. Savagely trashed by, among others, Mark Twain in 1895 for his "literary offenses," Cooper was resurrected in 1931 by critic Robert E. Spiller, who viewed him as a profound social critic. By the mid-twentieth century, Cooper was widely praised as a pioneer in the development of the American social and political novel, though his literary qualities remained subject to attack in some quarters. Cooper has continued to be studied from myriad points of views and critical stances both as a writer and as a critic. The immense body of criticism has been carefully channeled in this annotated bibliography of 1,943 reviews, journal articles, newspaper articles and editorials, dissertations, and books. The material is organized in chapters by broad subject category--Bibliography, Biography, General Studies, Frontier and Indian Novels, Literature of the Sea, Social and Political Writings, and Miscellaneous Publications; where appropriate the chapters are subdivided according to individual Cooper publications, with further divisions relatings to materials written before and after Cooper's death. This arrangement, together with a fascinating introductory survey of his critical reception and full author, and editor, and subject indexes, allows the researcher to trace the various topics and themes that have occupied a who's who of literary, intellectual, and social critics from 1820 to the present. ... Read more


28. James Fenimore Cooper: New Critical Essays (Critical Studies Series)
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29. James Fenimore Cooper: New Historical and Literary Contexts (D Q R Studies in Literature) (D Q R Studies in Literature)
Library Binding: 217 Pages (1993-01)
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Most of the essays in James Fenimore Cooper: New Historical and Literary Contexts are either directly or indirectly informed by the need to confront Cooper's tales with the indeterminate historical context from which they arose. Others start from the premise that our understanding of Cooper's work can benefit significantly from displacing it from its traditional position in American literary history and by repositioning it in a new literary context. What unites all the essays is a commitment to read Cooper's works as culturally-encoded documents that both reflect and give us access to the complex, equivocal mind that created them. This is not to say that the essays share a common critical or methodological approach; indeed, they were commissioned and selected with the specific intention of applying contending approaches in contemporary literary discourse to the canonical Cooper. While the array of critical approaches represented in the book is by no means exhaustive, interpretive strategies vary from textual, formalistic New Critical readings to "old" historical, contextual readings, and from "new" historical, revisionist readings to deconstructive readings. Through their critical diversity these essays will cast a new light on Cooper's work in relation to its historical context, and on the relevance of Cooper's work to both nineteenth-century and modern literary, historical, and ideological debates.
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30. The Last of the Mohicans (Signet Classics)
by James Fenimore Cooper
Paperback: 448 Pages (2005-07-05)
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The classic tale of Hawkeye-Natty Bumppo-the frontier scout who turned his back on "civilization," and his friendship with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters through the dangerous wilderness of Indian country in frontier America. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars A True American Classic
Last of the Mohicans is the initial volume in a series of books that trace Natty Bumpo's adventures at the frontier of a rapidly expanding Amaerica. Although Cooper never spent time on the frontier he writes engagingly of the vicissitudes and attitudes of frontiersman.

This is an adventure story that all American children should read.

3-0 out of 5 stars Free SF Reader
The Last of the Mohicans is an adventure story, set in America in the 18th century.Two girls are kidnapped, and Hawkeye, otherwise known as Nathaniel Bumppo.The British are fighting the French, and Hawkeye is a scout.

When two women are kidnapped, it will be his job to see what he can do about tracking them and their Indian captors.




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31. The Spy (Penguin Classics)
by James Fenimore Cooper
Paperback: 448 Pages (1997-10-01)
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At the time of the Revolutionary War, a peddler makes use of the suspicions that he is in league with the British in order to procure information for General Washington. Nine 90-minute cassettes and one 60.Download Description
I believe I could write a better story myself! With these words, since become famous, James Fenimore Cooper laid aside the English novel which he was reading aloud to his wife. A few days later he submitted several pages of manuscript for her approval, and then settled down to the task of making good his boast. In November, 1820, he gave the public a novel in two volumes, entitled Precaution. But it was published anonymously, and dealt with English society in so much the same way as the average British novel of the time that its author was thought by many to be an Englishman. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars "Harvey Birch ... a faithful and unrequited servant of his country."
THE SPY, America's first historical novel, is set in late 1780. It plays out in New York's Westchester County, "the neutral ground" between the British forces occupying Manhattan and the American rebels further up the Hudson River. It is not long after the capture and execution under order of General George Washington of out-of-uniform British officer Major John Andre. It is a tough time to be a spy -- for either side.

The novel has twoprincipal characters: an American double-agent and his handler.

The former is Harvey Birch, a wandering peddler, suspected far and wide of being a British agent.He lives in Westchester County with his ancient father, John Birch, and their housekeeper. American forces have arrested him more than once, but he has escaped, perhaps under command influence. He is under a death warrant, if caught by the Americans.

The latter lead character calls himself Mr. Harper. He is tall and has the upper classes about him though he does not wear a wig. Harper looks about fifty.

We meet Harper in THE SPY'S first sentence: "It was near the close of the year 1780, that a solitary traveller was seen pursuing his way through one of the numerous little valleys of West-Chester."He is dressed as a civilian and sits astride on a mighty horse. He takes shelter from a raging storm in "The Locusts," country home of Mr. Wharton, a man somewhat older than Harper. Wharton is wealthy, pro-British, but a political trimmer who hopes (for the sake of not losing his extensive holdings) to seem at least politically neutral to the Americans, in case they ultimately win.

There are also two Wharton daughters on hand that evening. A son, Henry, a British officer based in Manhattan, visits his family in disguise carrying a forged pass from George Washington. The peddler Harvey Birch arrives with goods to tempt the ladies. One of the daughters is pro-American and is in love with handsome Major Dunwoodieof the Virginia forces. The older girl loves a rascally British Colonel, whom she does not know to be an intending bigamist.

All the elements of the novel are in place that evening. The characters go on with their lives, harried by two irregular armed forces: pro-British Cow-Boys and pro-American Skinners.

The story is about the American revolutionary patriotism of Birch and Harper. Over time we learn Harper's real identity and see his national reputation grow until by the time of the War of 1812 when he is dead and gone, he almost equals the gods. Harvey Birch is equally the American patriot but is, by contrast with Harper, condemned forever to hide his true identity as a loyal American who only betrayed to the British what Harper ordered him to reveal.

When the ancient Harvey Birch falls after being drawn into a fight against the British near Niagara Falls on July 25, 1814, he had just made the acquaintance of two young American officers. One is Captain Wharton Dunwoodie, son of the pro-American Wharton daughter of 1780. Harvey recalls her to her son as "an angel." Harvey's corpse is found after the fight by Captain Dunwoodie. A bullet had pierceda tin container under Birch's clothing en route to his heart. In the case is an aging testament from none less than George Washington to "Harvey Birch ... for many years a faithful and unrequited servant of his country. Though man does not, may God reward him for his conduct!" (Ch. xxxv)

There is a view among scholars that celibate or childless heroes of Fenimore Cooper stand outside, even above time. They beget no sons to bind their generation to the next. George Washington and Harvey Birch were two such men. History, however goes forward dialectically through the marriage of the slave-holding Virginian Dunwoodie to the daughter of a wavering New York Tory. Their son, Captain Wharton Dunwoodie, representing, America's unique future, is the first to learn the patriotic truth about a master spy who had long before done much to make his parents' wedding possible.

This review offers a little bit about THE SPY's beginning and end. There is much, much more in between, including other characters, black and white, whom you will enjoy meeting. And you may also find yourself asking more than once: "Just who is this mysterious Mr. Harper?" -OOO-

4-0 out of 5 stars Fills a Gap in American Lit
As an English teacher, I have had trouble over the years finding a novel that could be classified as a classic--or even a well-done movie--about the American Revolution. Cooper's *The Spy* can go some distance toward filling that gap, but it is perhaps the characterization of Caesar, the slave, that has made the book undesirable in today's classroom. Certainly it shows condescension toward Africans, but there is also a great conversation in the book regarding the hypocrisy of fighting for freedom while holding slaves, and Caesar becomes central to the plot more than once in this story. The novel shows how, as in the Civil War, families were divided, enemies mingled, and rowdies loyal to no one wreaked havoc in the countryside. The use of disguise and/or deception is key in this novel: I can count 8 off the top of my head. Things are not what they seem, which, of course, is Cooper's main point as he labors to enshrine the memory of those who allowed themselves to be hated by their American neighbors in order to aid the American cause.Cooper's characterization is not as strong in this novel as what he later achieved with Natty Bumppo, but *The Spy* fills the gap of the missing classic of the Revolutionary period in American literature and should not be left simply to gather dust.

4-0 out of 5 stars Moral ambiguity on the "neutral ground"
Cooper's second novel and first important book is filled with things that aren't what they seem to be: people in disguise, others claiming things about themselves that aren't true, laws that appear to be unfair, unpatriotic patriots, etc. Set during the Revolutionary War in a sort of no-man's land (Cooper calls it the "neutral ground") north of New York City, where both patriots and English sympathizers intermingle and are more likely to be out for themselves than supportive of either side, the story centers around Harvey Birch, thought by all to be a British spy, but who is actually just the opposite: he's spying for George Washington, who appears in disguise as Mr. Harper. Washington is staying with Henry Wharton, a British sympathizer. Wharton has two daughters who provide the "love interest" of the novel (one is about to marry Colonel Wellmere, who, it's discovered just in time, is already married). Wharton's son, who is about to be hanged as a British spy, is "allowed" to escape by Washington as a favor to Wharton for his hospitality. Cooper's theme is moral ambiguity in the face of unfolding events, though individual characters do make clear decisions based on their beliefs, most of which have nothing to do with the war. Birch in particular acts with unflinching honor in spite of what most think of him. Although the novel at times can feel stiff, Cooper's story is animated and well- dramatized. Not as good as any of the Leatherstocking tales or some of his sea novels, but better than quite a number of his other books.

2-0 out of 5 stars Prosaic Patriotism
This was Cooper's second novel and his first success (his first novel, "Precaution" is still in print but little read, deservedly, by all accounts).America wanted its own Walter Scott, its own in-house novelist, and at the same time it was busy mythologizing the Revolution.So Cooper and "The Spy" were opportune.He was consciously attempting to emulate Scott but, although he writes quite well, he lacks Scott's lyricism.Also, he was not yet into his stride as a storyteller and so, for example, conflicts are resolved too soon and sub-plots remain undeveloped.

Although "The Spy" was inspired by ('Based on' is too strong a characterization) events surrounding the Major Andre affair, the connection is tenuous, and even though real historical characters, including a most implausible George Washington, make an appearance, the historical accuracy is slight.It is a version of events that the American public wanted to hear.Probably it still is.In fact, Mel Gibson will probably one day expunge all vestiges of authenticity from it and turn it into a movie.

It is interesting to note the discussion on slavery that takes place between the British and American protagonists, and also the author's treatment of the black characters.Written between the Revolution and the Civil War, it reflects the attitudes of its time.

If you do decide to read it, I recommend the Penguin edition, as it has a very good introduction.

3-0 out of 5 stars The Spy: An adventurous tale of espionage and misconception
In his second novel, James Fenimore Cooper forces readers into the minds and mentalities of his characters, while practically bringing the readers to the scene with his excellent writing ability. Both of these things help to establish the basic ideas in the novel and make it easier to understand.
The story takes place during the heart of the American Revolution in 1780 on the neutral ground of Westchester County, New York. Harvey Birch is an American spy wrongly suspected by Patriots to be a spy for the British. Harvey meets a family named the Whartons, who are torn apart by the war. Throughout the story, Harvey helps the family by trying to save Henry Wharton, a British Spy, while he himself has to evade both the Continental Army and American guerrillas. In the end, George Washington offers the spy a reward, but Harvey refuses because he was motivated by his love for his country, and not by money.
Though it may seem unbelievable, the basis for the story of The Spy is actually true. There are even real characters, including General George Washington. The plot was very complex, growing thicker and thicker, containing many subplots which enhanced the entertainment value of the book. There were some very significant ideas in this novel, such as the elder Wharton's neutrality during the war which held his family together. There were also some confusing events, including Harvey Birch's sudden change of mind while handing his pardon note to Major Dunwoodie. Another puzzling aspect of the story was how the Continental Army still suspected Birch to be a spy for the British even after seeing all his pro-patriot actions. This book would be great for historians, history teachers, or war fanatics, but Cooper's sophisticated language would be more difficult for high school students. ... Read more


32. James Fenimore Cooper (Literature and Life)
by Robert Emmet Long
 Hardcover: 213 Pages (1990-05)
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33. Gleanings in Europe, Italy (The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper)
by James Fenimore Cooper
Paperback: 377 Pages (1981-06)
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34. Gleanings in Europe: The Rhine (Writings of James Fenimore Cooper)
by James Fenimore Cooper
Paperback: 326 Pages (1986-09)
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35. Gleanings in Europe, England (The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper)
by James Fenimore Cooper
 Paperback: 375 Pages (1981-06)
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36. The Wing-And-Wing: Or Le Feu-Follet (Heart of Oak Sea Classics Series)
by James Fenimore Cooper, Thomas Philbrick
 Hardcover: 424 Pages (1998-10)
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A classic story of love and sea warfare from one of America's greatest novelists.The year is 1799. Admiral Caraccioli is about to be executed on Lord Nelson's flagship. Young and in love with Carracioli's daughter, the spirited French privateer Raoul Yvard and his wily American sailing master Ithuel Bolt harass the British fleet. Yvard is captured but cunningly escapes, setting up a showdown at sea.Originally published in 1846, The Wing-and-Wing is a captivating novel of seafaring adventure, romance, and Napoleonic history, from the masterful author of The Leatherstocking Tales. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Interesting romance, hearty sea adventure
Based on a true incident, this novel is set along the coast of Italy during the age of Napolean. The Wing-and-Wing is a ship preying on British ships, captained by Raoul Yverne. He's in love with Ghita Caraccioli, a devout Catholic who refuses to marry him because he is an atheist. When Ghita's grandfather is sentenced to be executed by Lord Nelson, Ghita and Raoul (disguised) visit him hoping to bring about his escape. The plot is foiled, Raoul makes it to his ship and gets away, only to be persued by the British until he's trapped and killed. Cooper creates some of his most interesting characters in this romance of the sea. Raoul is a complicated man: he will not yield to Ghita regarding his atheistic beliefs, yet he is an honorable, heroic figure based on what he does throughout the story; he will not compromise his principles. The romance between Ghita and Raoul is interesting and powerful, not always the case in Cooper's novels. The impressed American seaman named Bolt, or "The Yankee," is also a well-drawn character; his hatred for the British and his devil-may-care attitude are delightful. Finally, the chapters set at sea, especially where Raoul is able to out-maneuver and out-sail the British, show Cooper writing at his best. It's no wonder the editors chose this novel as part of the Heart of Oak Sea Classics series.

4-0 out of 5 stars A romantic tragedy
This novel was first published in 1842, and various editions are available.While the author is noted more for other novels, he started his career at sea, sailing as a merchant seaman for two years from 1806 to 1807, then becoming a midshipman in the United States Navy, serving for two years before resigning his commission to stay on land.He maintained his interest in the sea and is credited with writing the first sea novels.He lived in Italy from 1828 to 1829, primarily in Naples, but visiting Elba and other areas.He was intimately familiar with the actions and settings used in the novel, which is set in 1799 in and around the Bay of Naples, the Isle of Capri, and Elba.

The title of the novel is explained in the first chapter when a suspiciou lugger is seen approaching Elba, "the spread of her canvas, as she came down before the wind, wing-and-wing, as seamen term it, or with a sail fanning like the heavy pinions of a seafowl, on each side..."When the lugger arrives at Elba, it displays and English flag, and the Captain identifies himself as Jack Smith and the lugger as the Wing-and-Wing.In actual fact, the captain is Raoul Yvard and the lugger is the French corsair Feu-Follet.Raoul has come to Elba to meet Ghita, the woman he loves.

The story proceeds as the Feu-Follet plays a game of cat-and-mouse with the British frigate Proserpine commanded by Captain Cuffe.Part of the story is the action between the Feu-Follet and the British, and part of the story is the relationship between Raoul and Ghita.There is a large cast of characters involved.

The story is slow reading, as Cooper was very descriptive of both the settings and the events, and included long conversations between the characters.It is worth reading both as classic literature (one of the first sea novels) and to obtain another side of Cooper's novels.

4-0 out of 5 stars Don'tbe afraid of Cooper
I'm glad that I read the book before looking at an earlier reviewer's description of "long winded and laborious", or I may have skipped it.It is indeed a little "slow" in the first third or so, especially if your point of reference is a Marryat novel that would have had four battles fought by that point.I found it engaging,more and more as the work progressed, and overall an excelent read.Refreshing that the hero, his enemy, and several others are not simplistically all good or all bad as so often we find in these sea tales.As well, refreshing to learn a bit of the French privateer's p.o.v.

3-0 out of 5 stars Rough Sailing
In addition to the Patrick O'Brian series, I have read several of the Heary-of-Oak series nautical fiction novels and all have been excellent. This one, however, falls short and the nautical fiction fan may grow wearyof Cooper's long winded laborious style of writing. I have to admit, Icouldn't get through the entire book but admit the author to be a talentedwriter. Nevertheless, I think the purist nautical fiction fan may prefer aless pretentious style of writinga laForester,Marrayat, James Nelsonor Richard Woodman. ... Read more


37. The New World of James Fenimore Cooper
by Wayne Franklin
 Paperback: 224 Pages (1982-09)
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38. The Pioneers (Signet Classics)
by James Fenimore Cooper
Paperback: 480 Pages (2007-03-06)
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MEET NATTY BUMPPO

The first volume in the famous Leatherstocking Tales, The Pioneers introduces Natty Bumppo, the quintessential American hunter and frontiersman who struggles to defend his cherished freedom. ... Read more


39. Last of the Mohicans, The (The Classic Collection)
by James Fenimore Cooper
Audio CD: Pages (2005-07-25)
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The Last of the Mohicans is a story of romance and adventure on the American frontier.It is a story of love and loyalty, and of America's coming of age.

While the French and Indians besiege Fort William Henry, Cora and Alice Munro, daughters of the English commander, are on their way to join him.They are accompanied by Major Duncan Heyward, Alice's fiance, and by the treacherous Indian Magua, who secretly serves the French.

Magua plans to betray the party to the Iroquois, and to claim Cora as his squaw, but he is foiled by the scout Hawkeye and his companions, Chingachgook and his son Uncas, who deliver the girls to their father.

After the fall of the fort, the girls are given safe passage by the French, but Magua captures them and they become prisoners of the Indians.To rescue Alice and Cora, Hawkeye and Uncas lead the Mohicans against the Hurons, an action filled with unforeseen consequences for all of them. ... Read more


40. James Fenimore Cooper: Novelist of Manners
by Donald Darnell
 Hardcover: 142 Pages (1993-10)
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