THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS by James Fenimore Cooper.

  

James Fenimore Cooper 

James Fenimore Cooper was born on September 15, 1789 in Burlington, New Jersey. He grew up in a prosperous family in the colony of Cooperstown, founded by his father. He began his writing career after a wager with his wife and published his first book, Precaution, anonymously in 1820. His later series, The Leatherstocking Tales (which includes The Last of the Mohicans) introduced the character Natty Bumppo. His books were hugely popular and have become American classics. He also wrote popular sea novels, notably The Pilot (1823), and a history of the U.S. Navy (1839). Though internationally celebrated, he was troubled by lawsuits and political conflicts in his later years, and his popularity and income declined. Cooper died in 1851.