James Fenimore Cooper: American Men of LettersLounsbury, Thomas Raynesford
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James Fenimore Cooper: American Men of Letters
Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851; Novelists, American -- 19th century -- Biography
Published anonymously. Republished at Albany in 1862 with additional
notes and details bringing the events down to that year. The
republication is entitled "A Condensed History of Cooperstown; with
a Biographical Sketch of J. Fenimore Cooper. By Rev. T. S. Livermore,
A. M." It is a volume of 276 pages, and contains Bryant's funeral
discourse on Cooper, with much other matter. The "Chronicles of
Cooperstown" extend from page 9 to page 86 inclusive.
29. Homeward Bound; or the Chase. A Tale of the Sea. By the Author of
The Pilot, The Spy, etc. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea &
Blanchard, 1838.
30. Review of the "Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
By J. G. Lockhart."
In Knickerbocker Magazine, October, 1838, vol. xii., pp.
349-366.
31. Home as Found. By the Author of Homeward Bound, The Pioneers, (p. 294)
etc., etc. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1838.
In England published under the title of "Eve Effingham; or Home."
32. The History of the Navy of the United States of America.
By J. Fenimore Cooper. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1839.
33. Letters in "Cooperstown Freeman's Journal," July 1st and July 8th,
1839.
A reply to the criticism upon his Naval History, or rather upon his
account of the battle of Lake Erie, which had appeared in the
New York Commercial Advertiser in June, 1839. The first letter
occupies two columns, the second more than three.
34. The Pathfinder; or the Inland Sea. By the Author of The Pioneers,
Last of the Mohicans, etc. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard,
1840.
35. Mercedes of Castile; or the Voyage to Cathay. By the Author of The
Bravo, The Last of the Mohicans, etc. 2 vols.
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1840.
The English title was "Mercedes of Castile. A Romance of the
Days of Columbus."
36. History of the Navy of the United States of America. Abridged in
one volume. Pp. 447. Philadelphia: Thomas Cowperthwait & Co., 1841.
37. The Deerslayer; or the First War Path. A Tale. By the Author of The
Last of the Mohicans, The Pioneers, etc. 2 vols.
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1841.
38. "Home as Found. Lost Chapter." Preceded by a "Preface," and a
"Letter to the Editor." In the "Brother Jonathan" newspaper of
January 1, 1842.--Followed by a Letter to the Editor, from Cooper,
on "The Effingham Matter," in same paper for February 12, 1842,
and by two articles on "The Effingham Controversy," in the numbers
for March 26, 1842, and April 9, 1842.
39. The Two Admirals; a Tale. By the Author of The Pilot, Red (p. 295)
Rover, Water Witch, Homeward Bound, etc., etc. 2 vols.
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1842.
40. Edinburgh Review on James' Naval Occurrences and Cooper's Naval
History.
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