Wyandott

by James Fenimore Cooper

Overview

Wyandotté is a historical novel published by James Fenimore Cooper in 1843.[1] The novel is set in New York state during the American Revolution. The main character of the novel is an Indian, "Saucy Nick", also called Wyandotté ("Great Chief"), whose depictions violate stereotypes of Native Americans.[2]

Critic James H. Pickering described the novel as rejecting the more established histories of the New York/Canada border war during the Revolution. In part the novel represents Cooper's own knowledge of the regional oral history and affiliation with soldiers who had experienced the war.

In his 1968 review of the novel, critic James H. Pickering called the novel one of "Cooper's more successful efforts".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781774419458
Publisher:	Whispering Pines Press
Publication date:	09/04/2021
Pages:	438
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries created a unique form of American literature. He lived much of his boyhood and the last fifteen years of life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly before his death and contributed generously to it. He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society

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)