The Pilot

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Wildside Press, 2005 - Fiction - 328 pages
The hero of THE PILOT -- modeled on John Paul Jones -- leads the American Navy in dangerous raids on the English coast. James Fenimore Cooper's fourth novel, published in 1823, helped start the genre of sea novels. Cooper's other major works include the renowned LEATHERSTOCKING TALES (The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prarie, The Pathfinder, and The Deerslayer).

About the author (2005)

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was a famed nineteenth century American author known for his work in fiction particularly sea stories and historical novels and politics. He enrolled in Yale University, never earned a degree but later joined the United States Navy. Some of his most famous works include Last of the Mohicans, A Letter to my Countymen, and Ned Myers' or A Life before the Mast.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Pilot
AuthorJames Fenimore Cooper
PublisherWildside Press, 2005
ISBN155742294X, 9781557422941
Length328 pages
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