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FictionIndians of North AmericaIndians of North America in fictionHistorical fictionAnti-rent troubles, New York, 1839-1846
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Best known for the novel “The Last of the Mohicans”, Cooper set this story in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo county after a visit. The bee-hunter is reportedly Bazel Harrison, Schoolcraft’s first settler. A woodsman finds himself in the middle of the War of 1812 and a Potawatomi attack with a British spy and an American army messenger. Set in southwestern Michigan.*
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FictionIndians of North AmericaIndians of North America in fictionHistorical fictionAnti-rent troubles, New York, 1839-1846Anti-rent troubles, New York, 1839-1846 in fiction
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James Fenimore Cooper
15 September 1789 – 14 September 1851
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. He is best remembered as a novelist who wrote numerous sea-stories and the historical novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring frontiersman Natty Bumppo. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel [*The Last of the Mohicans*][1], often regarded as his masterpiece. ([Source][2]) [1]: http://openlibrary.org/works/OL77958W/The_last_of_the_Mohicans [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fenimore_Cooper
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