Cooper, Susan Fenimore
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Rural Hours
Susan Fenimore Cooper
Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
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ASIN: 0820320005 |
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In Rural Hours, Susan Fenimore Cooper (1813-1894), daughter of the famed novelist James Fenimore Cooper, records a year in the life of the fields and woods surrounding her home in Cooperstown, New York. She writes with a keen eye for detail, noting, for example, the disappearance of local species as their habitat is given over to farmland ("all kinds of black-birds are rare here; they are said to have been very numerous indeed at the settlement of the country, but have very much diminished in numbers of late years"), and keeping track of changes in the weather, fluctuations in animal populations, and like matters. Rural Hours is considered to be the first extended piece of nature writing by an American woman, and as such it should be of interest to a wide range of readers, from naturalists to students of regional literature and women's history. --Gregory McNamee
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At last -- the full text of a marvellous and important book.......1999-03-24
For over a century, admirer's of Susan Fenimore Cooper's "Rural Hours" (1850) have been dependent on a heavily abridged version dating from 1887 -- the only one to be reprinted in modern times. Though "Rural Hours" is generally accepted both as good reading and as a major contribution to American nature writing, it has not previously been available as the author originally wrote it -- and as others, including Thoreau, read it. Susan Fenimore Cooper, long overshadowed by her novelist father, is today becoming recognized as an important writer of the 19th century; this new text will make her most important and influential work fully available again both to scholars and to a new generation of readers.
This is a great read, a book to learn from, and to cherish........1999-01-09
This is a beautiful book, from the painting of Cooperstown on the cover to glossary where historical references, or the names of birds or other words that have changed over time are explained. Cooper's prose is insightful and charming, and, given the book's historial prespective, makes me think about present and future environmental concerns for our country. Rural Hours makes the chain of small mill towns we have here in the Blackstone Valley region of Massachusetts come alive--Cooper saw the quiet commerce of the canals give way to the noise and pollution of the railroad industry and realized that the land and species of bird and animal life surrounding her were threatened. However Cooper's response to these feelings of peril was not to preach, but rather to praise the countryside and the life forms she witnessed. As a woman reader, I must also say that it right and just that the parts of Rural Hours that were omitted from all editions since 1870 should be brought back to us to now think about, appreciate, and learn from. Since reading, this book has stayed with me--the many beautiful images of nature that Cooper portrays, but also her quiet voice of urgency that encourages me to continue positive action in my own community, to not only save what land is left, but also to restore urban and other environments that have been abused. I highly recommend Rural Hours--it's a great read, a book to cherish.
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Essays on Nature and Landscape
Susan Fenimore Cooper
Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
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ASIN: 0820324221 |
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Susan Fenimore Cooper (1813-1894), though often overshadowed by her celebrity father, James Fenimore Cooper, has recently become recognized as both a pioneer of American nature writing and an early advocate for ecological sustainability. Editors Rochelle Johnson and Daniel Patterson have assembled here a collection of ten pieces by Cooper that represent her most accomplished nature writing and the fullest articulation of her environmental principles. With one exception, these essays have not been available in print since their original appearance in Cooper's lifetime.
A portrait of her thoughts on nature and how we should live and think in relation to it, this collection both contextualizes Cooper's magnum opus, Rural Hours (1850), and demonstrates how she perceived her work as a nature writer. Frequently her essays are models of how to catch and keep the interest of a reader when writing about plants, animals, and our relationship to the physical environment. By lamenting the decline of bird populations, original forests, and overall biodiversity, she champions preservation and invokes a collective environmental conscience that would not begin to awaken until the end of her life and century.
The selections include independent essays, miscellaneous introductions and prefaces, and the first three installments from Cooper's work of literary ornithology, "Otsego Leaves," arguably her most mature and fully realized contribution to American environmental writing. In addition to a foreword by John Elder, one of the nation's leading environmental educators, an introduction analyzes each essay in various cultural contexts. Brief but handy textual notes supplement the essays. Perfect for nature-writing aficionados, environmental historians, and environmental activists, this collection will radically expand Cooper's importance to the history of American environmental thought.
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Female Suffrage [EasyRead Large Edition]
Susan Fenimore Cooper
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ASIN: 1425071694 |
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In this extremely thought-provoking work, Cooper has argued against women suffrage. She has drawn on historical, biological as well as religious arguments to contend that women should not have the right to participate in the political sphere. Many may not agree with the ideas she presents but not all of her arguments can be refuted.
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Elinor Wyllys
Susan Fenimore Cooper
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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ASIN: 1419117548 |
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"Something far better than mere decoration; however, is requisite to make society at all agreeable," continued Mr. Ellsworth. "There is luxury enough among us, in eating and drinking, dressing and furniture, for instance; and yet what can well be more silly, more puerile, than the general tone of conversation at common parties among us?
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PAGES AND PICTURES FROM THE WRITINGS OF JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
James Fenimore; Notes By Susan Fenimore Cooper Cooper
Manufacturer: W. A. Townsend and Company
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ASIN: B000J0HKGS |
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In "Elinor Wyllys," Susan Fenimore Cooper demonstrates an unusual breadth of knowledge about history, national and international affairs, the fine arts, and the environment. America during the 1830s was undergoing great social and cultural change, and the author is deeply concerned with how these changes are affecting both daily life in a small town and the nation as a whole. "Elinor Wyllys" was originally published in 1846. This Fort Schuyler Press edition is the first modern edition with notes for the contemporary reader.
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The Last of the Mohicans or A Narrative of 1757, (The Riverside Literature Series) by James Fenimore Cooper 1896 Hardcover
James Fenimore Cooper
Manufacturer: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
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Cooper, James Fenimore
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ASIN: B000N57N7A |
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- Coover, Robert
- Cordelier, Jeanne
- Corelli, Marie
- Cormier, Robert
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- Cornwell, Bernard
- Cornwell, Patricia
- Corso, Gregory
- Cortazar, Julio
- Costeloe, Diney
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