James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece. In this book: The Pathfinder, The Inland Sea The Pioneers, Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna Ned Myers The Lake Gun Wyandotte