James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper was born in 1789 in Burlington, New Jersey; his father founded in New York State the town that bears his name. Expelled from Yale, he shipped out as a common sailor, then served two years in the navy as a midshipman. Married in 1811 to Susan De Lancey, from a wealthy family of Westchester County, he began to write in 1820, after claiming that he could do better than an English novel he was reading to his wife. Seven years in Europe, from 1826, made him harsh toward his own country, and on his return he brought a series of libel suits against the press. He died in 1851 in his father's town.

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• NovelThe Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper · 1826LiteraturePublic domain