James Fenimore Cooper, a renowned writer whose works have captivated generations of Americans, was born on a Tuesday, September 15th, 1789. He spent his childhood on his family's expansive wooded settlement in Cooperstown, New York, a town founded by his father, William Cooper, a prominent Federalist, before his son's birth.
James Fenimore Cooper
Deceased · Born: Sep 15, 1789 · Died: Sep 14, 1851
