James Fenimore Cooper: Frontier Legend James Fenimore Copper: Frontier Legend A) Born on September 15, 1789 in Burlington, New Jersey B) Was the twelfth of thirteen children. Moved to Cooperstown C) Attended Yale at age thirteen, but was expelled D) Parents were William and Elizabeth Cooper. Very comic attitude toward the world E) Joined the Navy and became and expert in naval warfare F) William Cullen Bryant and Washington Irving influenced his writings A) U.S. Navy made him and expert in naval warfare B) Father was killed by political opponent C) Wife thought he could not be a writer so Cooper set out to prove he could D) Personal experiences helped him write about Indians E) First work was unsuccessful, but the others came together and became very successful F) Portray the success of frontier settlement 2) Revealed conflicts between individuals and society B) Was unpopular in the world after his democracy criticism D) Thought of as first famous American novelist
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