COOPER, James Fenimore The Last of the Mohicans (New York): Penguin, (1986). Price: $20.00 Softcover. Reprint. Trade paperback. Introduction by Richard Slotkin. Fine. Item #248554 ISBN: 0140390243 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image James Fenimore Cooper birth name: James Fenimore Cooper born: 9/15/1789 died: 9/14/1851 View Reference Info Biography The first major American novelist, author of the novels of frontier adventure known as The Leather-Stocking Tales. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore