James Fenimore Cooper
Works

James Fenimore Cooper

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Date	Title: Subtitle	Genre	Topic, Location, Period

1820	Precaution	novel	England, 1813–1814

1821	The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground	novel	Westchester County, New York, 1780

1823	The Pioneers: or The Sources of the Susquehanna	novel	Leatherstocking, Otsego County, New York, 1793–1794,

1823	Tales for Fifteen: or Imagination and Heart	2 short stories	written under the pseudonym: Jane Morgan

1824	The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea	novel	John Paul Jones, England, 1780

1825	Lionel Lincoln: or The Leaguer of Boston	novel	Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston, 1775–1781

1826	The Last of the Mohicans: A narrative of 1757	novel	Leatherstocking, French and Indian War, Lake George & Adirondacks, 1757

1827	The Prairie	novel	Leatherstocking, American Midwest, 1805

1828	The Red Rover: A Tale	novel	Newport, Rhode Island & Atlantic Ocean, pirates, 1759

1828	Notions of the Americans: Picked up by a Travelling Bachelor	non-fiction	America for European readers

1829	The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish: A Tale	novel	Western Connecticut, Puritans and Indians, 1660–1676

1830	The Water-Witch: or the Skimmer of the Seas	novel	New York, smugglers, 1713

1830	Letter to General Lafayette	politics	France vs. US, cost of government

1831	The Bravo: A Tale	novel	Venice, 18th century

1832	The Heidenmauer: or, The Benedictines, A Legend of the Rhine	novel	German Rhineland, 16th century

1832	No Steamboats	short story

1833	The Headsman: The Abbaye des Vignerons	novel	Geneva, Switzerland, & Alps, 18th century

1834	A Letter to His Countrymen	politics	Why Cooper temporarily stopped writing

1835	The Monikins	novel	Antarctica, aristocratic monkeys, 1830s; a satire on British and American politics.

1836	The Eclipse	memoir	Solar eclipse in Cooperstown, New York 1806

1836	An Execution at Sea	short story	execution of a murderer on a ship

1836	Gleanings in Europe: Switzerland (Sketches of Switzerland)	travel	Hiking in Switzerland, 1828

1836	Gleanings in Europe: The Rhine (Sketches of Switzerland, Part Second)	travel	Travels France, Rhineland & Switzerland, 1832

1836	A Residence in France: With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland	travel

1837	Gleanings in Europe: France	travel	Living, travelling in France, 1826–1828

1837	Gleanings in Europe: England	travel	Travels in England, 1826, 1828, 1833

1838	Gleanings in Europe: Italy	travel	Living, travelling in Italy, 1828–1830

1838	The American Democrat: or Hints on the Social and Civic Relations of the United States of America	non-fiction	US society and government

1838	The Chronicles of Cooperstown	history	Local history of Cooperstown, New York

1838	Homeward Bound: or The Chase: A Tale of the Sea	novel	Atlantic Ocean & North African coast, 1835

1838	Home as Found: Sequel to Homeward Bound	novel	Eve Effingham, New York City & Otsego County, New York, 1835

1839	The History of the Navy of the United States of America	history	U.S. naval history to date

1839	Old Ironsides	history	History of the Frigate USS Constitution, 1st pub. 1853

1840	The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea	novel	Leatherstocking, Western New York, 1759

1840	Mercedes of Castile: or, The Voyage to Cathay	novel	Christopher Columbus in West Indies, 1490s

1841	The Deerslayer: or The First Warpath	novel	Leatherstocking, Otsego Lake 1740–1745

1842	The Two Admirals	novel	England & English Channel, Scottish uprising, 1745

1842	The Wing-and-Wing: le Le Feu-Follet (Jack o Lantern)	novel	Italian coast, Neapolitan Wars, 1745

1843	Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief, also published as Le Mouchoir: An Autobiographical Romance The French Governess: or The Embroidered Handkerchief Die franzosischer Erzieheren: oder das gestickte Taschentuch	novelette	Social satire, France & New York, 1830s

1843	Richard Dale

1843	Wyandotté: or The Hutted Knoll. A Tale	novel	Butternut Valley of Otsego County, New York, 1763–1776

1843	Ned Myers: or Life before the Mast	biography	of Cooper's shipmate who survived an 1813 sinking of a US sloop of war in a storm

1844	Afloat and Ashore: or The Adventures of Miles Wallingford. A Sea Tale	novel	Ulster County & worldwide, 1795–1805

1844	Miles Wallingford: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore British title: Lucy Hardinge: A Second Series of Afloat and Ashore (1844)	novel	Ulster County & worldwide, 1795–1805

1844	Proceedings of the Naval Court-Martial in the Case of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, &c.

1845	Satanstoe: or The Littlepage Manuscripts, a Tale of the Colony	novel	New York City, Westchester County, Albany, Adirondacks, 1758

1845	The Chainbearer; or, The Littlepage Manuscripts	novel	Westchester County, Adirondacks, 1780s (next generation)

1846	The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin: Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts	novel	Anti-rent wars, Adirondacks, 1845

1846	Lives of Distinguished American Naval Officers	biography

1847	The Crater; or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific (Mark's Reef)	novel	Philadelphia, Bristol (PA), & deserted Pacific island, early 19th century

1848	Jack Tier: or the Florida Reefs a.k.a. Captain Spike: or The Islets of the Gulf	novel	Florida Keys, Mexican War, 1846

1848	The Oak Openings: or the Bee-Hunter	novel	Kalamazoo River, Michigan, War of 1812

1849	The Sea Lions: The Lost Sealers	novel	Long Island & Antarctica, 1819–1820

1850	The Ways of the Hour	novel	"Dukes County, New York", murder/courtroom mystery novel, legal corruption, women's rights, 1846

1850	Upside Down: or Philosophy in Petticoats	play	satirization of socialism

1851	The Lake Gun	short story	Seneca Lake in New York, political satire based on folklore

1851	New York: or The Towns of Manhattan	history	Unfinished, history of New York City, 1st pub. 1864

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Cooper wrote the novel Precaution (1820).
Cooper wrote the novel Precaution in 1820.
Cooper wrote the novel Precaution (1820).

final_sentence: Cooper wrote the novel Precaution (1820).
final_sentence: Cooper wrote the novel Precaution in 1820.
final_sentence: Cooper wrote the novel Precaution (1820).