James Fenimore Cooper was a 19th century writer known for his historical romances and stories of the sea. His Leatherstocking tales including the novel The Last of the Mohicans are his best-known works. This classic story Natty Bumppo also known as The Deerslayer is the story of his days as a young hunter among the Delaware Indians. It is a rousing story of warfare between the Indians and the white settlers around Lake Otsego before 1745. "The Last of the Mohicans" is the sequel.
