Wyandotté is a historical novel published by James Fenimore Cooper in 1843. [1] The novel is set in New York state during the American Revolution. [1] The main character of the novel is an Indian, "Saucy Nick", also called Wyandotté ("Great Chief"), whose depictions violate stereotypes of Native Americans. [2]
Critic James H. Pickering described the novel as rejecting the more established histories of the New York/Canada border war during the Revolution. [1] In part the novel represents Cooper's own knowledge of the regional oral history and affiliation with soldiers who had experienced the war. [1]
Critical reception
In his 1968 review of the novel, critic James H. Pickering called the novel one of "Cooper's more successful efforts". [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Pickering, James H. (April 1968). "New York in the Revolution: Cooper's Wyandotté". New York History. XLIX (2): 121–141 – via James Fenimore Cooper Society.
- ^ Abel, Darrel (2002-10-01). "James Fenimore Cooper". The Nascence of American Literature. iUniverse. pp. 350–395. ISBN 9780595250899.
Further reading
- Ringe, Donald A. (1962).
James Fenimore Cooper. New Haven. pp.
101–105.
ISBN
9780805701562.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - House, Kay Seymour (1965). Cooper's Americans. Ohio State University Press. pp. 49–56.
- Walker, Jeffrey (July 1986). George A. Test (ed.).
"Fenimore Cooper's Wyandotté and the Cyclic Course of Empire". State University of New York College at Oneonta: 94–104 – via James Fenimore Cooper Society.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - Williams, Jr., Kennedy (1978). George A. Test (ed.).
"Cooper's Use of American History". State University of New York College at Oneonta and Cooperstown, New York: 15–25 – via James Fenimore Cooper Society.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - Schramer, James J. (August 1995). ""A Bold Stroke against the Wilderness": Wyandotté and Cooper's Critique of the Jeffersonian Ideology of Domestic Production". James Fenimore Cooper Society Miscellaneous Papers (6). Baltimore – via James Fenimore Cooper Society.
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