The Last Of The Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper (1789 – 1851) Essay, Research Paper

Shortly after the birth of James Fenimore

Cooper, his father came into possession of a vast tract of land around

the headwaters of the Susquehanna River and built a mansion by Otsego Lake.

A village grew up around the estate, eventually becoming Cooperstown, New

York. Surrounded by primeval wilderness, alive with animals and still inhabited

by a few Indians, and growing up on the frontier tales told by his father’s

guests, Cooper was able to bring to life a genuine and sympathetic view

of both pioneer and Indian, and a first-hand knowledge of their lives,

lorc and surroundings, to become America’s first significant novelist.