James Fenimore Cooper: The Early Years
- ISBN-10
- 0300108052
- ISBN-13
- 9780300108057
- Series
- James Fenimore Cooper
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 708
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- Wayne Franklin
Description
Reassesses the life and work of the early American writer who established genres such as the Western, the sea tale, and Revolutionary War romance.
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