William Cooper's Town

William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic

Author	Alan Taylor
Genre	History
Publisher	Vintage
Publication date	1996
Publication place	United States
Pages	576
Awards	Pulitzer Prize for History
ISBN	978-0679773009

William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic is a history book written by American historian Alan Taylor, published by Vintage in August 1996. It profiles the life of William Cooper, father of novelist James Fenimore Cooper, on the frontier of upstate New York.^[1] The book won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for History.^[2]

References

^ Fergus M. Bordewich (August 1996). "Review of 'William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic'". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
^ "Cooper Book Wins Pulitzer". Albany Times Union. April 11, 1996. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

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