James Fenimore Cooper

The Last of the Mohicans

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Produktbeschreibung

James Fenimore Cooper places the two beautiful Munro sisters in the midst of the the savagery of life on the frontier, dominated by feuding Indian tribes and the relentless European encroachment on the Native American lifestyle. Cooper's spine-tingling perennial best-seller is an essential part of American culture and has been enjoyed by generations of adults and children. (Suitable for children aged 11 and above.)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Benediction Classics
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 621g
• ISBN-13: 9781781398302
• ISBN-10: 1781398305
• Artikelnr.: 48434313

Autorenporträt

James Fenimore Cooper (1789 - 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. He lived most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William on property that he owned. Cooper was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church and, in his later years, contributed generously to it. Before embarking on his career as a writer, he served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about counterespionage set during the Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also wrote numerous sea stories and his best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Among naval historians, Cooper's works on the early U.S. Navy have been well received, but they were sometimes criticized by his contemporaries. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece.