| Title: | [Manuscript] [c. 1825] Preface to Lionel Lincoln / [James Fenimore Cooper]. |
| Personal Author: | Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. |
| Date: | [c. 1825]. |
| Extent: | [1] leaf. |
| General Note: | See also additional letters and manuscript fragments from Cooper in the collection as well as manuscript fragments. |
| Abstract: | Cooper speculates in the Preface that "Perhaps there is no other country where history is so little adapted to poetical illustration than the United States." Published in 1825, Lionel Lincoln was not warmly received by critics; it dealt with Boston in the days of the early Revolution, focusing on the battle at Bunker Hill. Cooper, the 11th of 12 children born to the man who founded Cooperstown and built Ostego Hall, is remembered for his books of sailing and wilderness adventure, including the Leatherstocking Series featuring Natty Bumppo, the most well-known of which is Last of the Mohicans (1826). In addition to enjoying the life of a country gentleman in New York, Cooper also traveled and wrote extensively in Europe. |
| Personal Subject: | Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. |
| Subject: | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
American literature--19th century. |
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