The Sea Lions: Or, The Lost Sealers

by James Fenimore Cooper, James P. Elliott (Introduction), James P. Elliott (Text by), Lance Schachterle (Introduction), Lance Schachterle (Text by)

Overview

An exciting adventure tale of sealers caught in the Antarctic ice in the early nineteenth century and forced to winter over in extreme conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438489056
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	04/01/2023
Series:	The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Lance Schachterle is Professor of English in the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. James P. Elliott is Professor Emeritus of English at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. R. D. Madison is Professor Emeritus of English at the United States Naval Academy.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1789

Date of Death:

September 14, 1851

Place of Birth:

Burlington, New Jersey

Place of Death:

Cooperstown, New York

Education:

Yale University (expelled in 1805)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Historical Introduction
Illustrations
Preface

The Sea Lions

Explanatory Notes
Textual Commentary
A Note on the Manuscripts
Editorial Procedures
Emendations
Rejected Readings
Textual Notes
Word Divisions
Appendix 1

Editorial Reviews

"Schachterle and Elliot provide a detailed, multifaceted historical introduction that greatly enriches the experience of reading The Sea Lions." — H-Net Reviews (H-Environment)

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