About James Fenimore CooperNovelist, NattyExpelled, Congress, politicsFatherFame, culture, herodidactic

About Cooper’s WritingPopularEducation, man

About Cooper’s CharactersNatty, initiation, greatnessFoils, killValues, Christian, ChristianTest, name, wisdom, ideal

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