THE SEA LIONS;
or, The Lost Sealers.
By J. Fenimore Cooper.
Daughter of Faith, awake, arise, illume
The dread unknown, the chaos of the tomb
Melt, and dispel, ye sp...
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Biography EssayOne hundred and fifty years ago Cooper was one of the world's most widely read novelists and one of the most highly acclaimed. During his lifetime a number of well-publicized quarrels w...
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Novelist and social critic James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was the first major American writer to deal imaginatively with American life, notably in his five "Leather-Stocking Tales." He was also a c...
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James Fenimore Cooper was a pioneer of American literature. He was not only the first of his countrymen to make a living solely from the pen, but he also legitimized American themes, such as the openi...
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One hundred and fifty years ago Cooper was one of the world's most widely read novelists and one of the most highly acclaimed. During his lifetime a number of well-publicized quarrels with his country...
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James Fenimore Cooper sailed for Europe with his family on 1 June 1826 for a projected five-year visit. He left New York with the multiple aims of securing favorable European publication agreements fo...
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Throughout much of the nineteenth century James Fenimore Cooper was one of the most widely read novelists in the world and one of the most highly acclaimed. During his lifetime a series of well-public...
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The competition between protected sea lions gobbling Columbia River salmon and impatient humans with empty fishing lines has led to vigilante action.A fisherman shot a sea lion who stole a salmon o...
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Above the spillways of Bonneville Dam, Darrell Schmidt patroled with his shotgun, drawing a bead on furry brown California sea lion heads popping up from the Columbia River and blasting off a beanb...
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You could call it steamy video instead of streaming video: On an island in the Gulf of Alaska, cameras are providing video images and sounds of some of the most intimate moments of endang...
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So far, California sea lions have been winning their contest for survival with the Washington and Oregon salmon heading upstream to spawn. That may be about to change.Washington, Oregon and Idaho a...
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They're back. Much to the dismay of federal officials and fishermen, California sea lions have returned to the Bonneville Dam to feast on spring chinook salmon as they swim up the Columbia River to...
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A California sea lion has bitten at least 14 people and chased 10 others out of the water this week at a public park's lagoon, prompting the city to temporarily close the area to swimmers.
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A new book called "101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12" can help you plan all kinds of trips with your kids, everything from once-in-a-lifetime destinations to local forays that are...
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Pudding Pops! Sweater-loving cranky-pants Bill Cosby hosts the Jazz Foundation of America’s “A Great Night in Harlem” benefit concert at the Apollo Theater, including appearances ...
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