William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic
Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic
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- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
15 October 1996
Summary
In this story of a frontier village in the early American Republic, Alan Taylor explores the lives of Judge William Cooper and the novelist James Fenimore Cooper - father and son. As frontier speculator, landlord, and politician, the father played a leading role in the conquest, resettlement, and environmental transformation of the early nation. Drawing upon his childhood memories of the New York frontier, the son created the historical fictions that made him the most popular, influential, an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679773009 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679773002 |
| Author: | Alan Taylor |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 1996 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 125mm x 210mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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“Marvelous….Taylor’s intellectual grasp never fails.”–The New Yorker
“Marvelous….Taylor’s intellectual grasp never fails.”–The New Yorker
About The Author
Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor is professor of history at the University of California at Davis. He is the author of “William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic,” which won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for History and the Bancroft Prize in American history. Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. He has been awarded the Bancroft Prize, Parkman Prize, and a “Los Angeles Times” Book Award, among other honors.
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