Precaution (1820) is the first novel written by American author James Fenimore Cooper, the American reading public responded most to which Narrative of 1757, a historical novel, printed in which year?
Precaution (novel) Precaution (1820) is the first novel written by American author James Fenimore Cooper. It was written in imitation of contemporary English domestic novels like those of Jane Austen and Amelia Opie, and it did not meet with contemporary success. Cooper went on to have great success with works such as "The Pathfinder" (1841) and "The Deerslayer" (1840). The American reading public responded most to "The Last of the Mohicans" (1826).
The Kent Family Chronicles The Kent Family Chronicles (also known as The American Bicentennial Series) is a series of eight novels by John Jakes written to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. The books became best sellers, with no novel in the series selling fewer than 3.5 million copies. With "The Rebels," "The Seekers," and "The Furies," Jakes became the first author to have three books on the "New York Times" bestseller list in a single year (1975).