Wyandotté (novel)

Historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper

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

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In his 1968 review of the novel, critic James H. Pickering called the novel one of "Cooper's more successful efforts".[1]

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Abel, Darrel (October 1, 2002). "James Fenimore Cooper". The Nascence of American Literature. iUniverse. pp. 350–395\. ISBN 9780595250899.

## Further reading

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* Ringe, Donald A. (1962). James Fenimore Cooper. New Haven. pp. 101–105. ISBN 9780805701562. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)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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Works by James Fenimore Cooper

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* The Deerslayer
* The Last of the Mohicans
* The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea
* The Pioneers
* The Prairie

Other novels|

* Afloat and Ashore
* Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief
* The Bravo
* The Chainbearer
* The Crater
* The Headsman: The Abbaye des Vignerons
* The Heidenmauer
* Homeward Bound
* Home as Found
* Jack Tier, or the Florida Reef
* Lionel Lincoln
* Mercedes of Castile
* Miles Wallingford
* The Monikins
* The Oak Openings
* The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
* Precaution
* The Red Rover
* The Redskins
* Satanstoe
* The Sea Lions
* The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground
* The Two Admirals
* The Water-Witch
* The Ways of the Hour
* The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish
* The Wing-and-Wing
* Wyandotté

Short stories and plays|

* Tales for Fifteen
* No Steamboats
* Upside Down
* The Lake Gun

Non-fiction|

* The Chronicles of Cooperstown
* The Eclipse
* The History of the Navy of the United States of America
* Lives of Distinguished American Naval Officers
* Ned Myers
* New York: or The Towns of Manhattan
* Notions of the Americans
* Old Ironsides
* Proceedings of the Naval Court-Martial in the Case of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, &c.

Political writings|

* Letter to General Lafayette
* A Letter to His Countrymen
* The American Democrat

Travel writings|

* Gleanings in Europe: Switzerland
* Gleanings in Europe: The Rhine
* A Residence in France
* Gleanings in Europe: France
* Gleanings in Europe: England
* Gleanings in Europe: Italy

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