James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper is a famous writer in America, who is one of the first authors to write about the American Westward movement. His great writing is Leatherstocking Tales, which is a series of five novels about the frontier life of American settlers. Main character is Natty Bumppo. These five novels are The Pioneers,The Deerslayer,The Last of the Mohicans,The Pathfinder and The Pairie. His great contributions are that the majestic theme of the irresistible force of civilization that destroyed the American wilderness and all its noble simplicities, which is where Cooper's great achievement lies.His claim to greatness in American literature lies in the fact that he created a myth about the formative period of the American nation. His writing style is popular in that times. He is good at inventing plots, he can complicate one quickly and well, which is sometimes incredible and intriguing. His language descriptions are majestic and suggestive, so he is called the American Scott.

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