Project Gutenberg 2006-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 484 Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford 1838 1915 James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters Produced by Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "James Fenimore Cooper" by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the life and legacy of the seminal American novelist James Fenimore Cooper, exploring his upbringing, formative experiences, and literary achievements. It provides insights into Cooper's character, his early life spent in the wilderness, and the influences that shaped his writing style and themes. The beginning of the biography delves into Cooper's origins, detailing his family's settlement in Cooperstown, New York, and the natural environment that surrounded his childhood. Lounsbury outlines Cooper's formative years, including his education and early interests, which were deeply intertwined with the landscapes and community of the American frontier. The author discusses Cooper's eventual dismissal from Yale and subsequent entry into the navy, setting the stage for his later literary career. This section establishes the connection between Cooper's experiences and the themes found in his works, emphasizing the impact of the wilderness and its inhabitants on his eventual development as an author. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 Novelists, American -- 19th century -- Biography PS Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature 629776 2025-08-08T09:25:19.519502 text/html 611698 2006-10-04T12:05:42 text/html 405479 2025-08-08T09:25:28.799428 application/epub+zip 412037 2025-08-08T09:25:22.739522 application/epub+zip 299982 2025-08-08T09:25:21.400502 application/epub+zip 643289 2025-08-08T09:25:33.580452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597093 2025-08-08T09:25:27.865441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482650 2022-09-09T09:37:01.297009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564634 2025-08-08T09:25:18.461557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564469 2006-10-04T12:05:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564462 2006-10-04T12:05:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20362 2025-08-08T09:25:33.712405 application/rdf+xml 12424 2025-08-08T09:25:21.944463 image/jpeg 3036 2025-08-08T09:25:21.658530 image/jpeg 208503 2006-10-04T12:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 315395 2006-10-04T12:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 208442 2006-10-04T12:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 393906 2025-08-08T09:25:19.582493 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia