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James Fenimore Cooper was an American novelist whose historical romances helped establish the frontier as a major subject in United States literature. His five Leatherstocking Tales follow the woodsman Natty Bumppo across different periods of colonial and early national history. The best-known volume, The Last of the Mohicans, was published in 1826 and is set during the French and Indian War.
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Who was James Fenimore Cooper?
James Fenimore Cooper was an American novelist who lived from 1789 to 1851. His historical romances made the frontier and early American conflict central subjects in United States literature.
Who is Natty Bumppo in Cooper's novels?
Natty Bumppo is the woodsman and frontiersman at the center of Cooper's five Leatherstocking Tales. The novels follow him under different names and at different stages of colonial and early national history.
Which book contains the story of Hawkeye and Uncas?
The Last of the Mohicans, published in 1826, features Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye, alongside Uncas and Chingachgook. It is set during the French and Indian War in the eighteenth century.
What are the five Leatherstocking Tales?
The series consists of The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, and The Prairie. The books were published out of chronological story order, with The Deerslayer depicting Natty's earliest period.
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