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James Fenimore Cooper Books in Order

James Fenimore Cooper has written 34 books, published between 1814 and 2006. The first book is Miles Wallingford (1814) and the newest is Homeward Bound (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
34
Published
1814–2006
Pages on record
6,795 in 21 of 34 books
Reading time
113–170 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,795 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 34 titles with a page count on record.

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James Fenimore Cooper wrote frontier and sea fiction in the early American republic. The Leatherstocking Tales follow Natty Bumppo, with The Pioneers (1823), The Prairie (1824) and The Last of the Mohicans (1826) among them; The Pilot (1824) and The Red Rover (1827) belong to the sea stories. Thirty-four titles are catalogued, Indians of North America and pioneer life recur as subjects, and the 1840s were the busiest decade.

How many James Fenimore Cooper books are there?

James Fenimore Cooper has 34 books, released between 1814 and 2006. They include 2 series and 27 titles listed outside any series.

James Fenimore Cooper Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 34 James Fenimore Cooper books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper (1821)
  2. Cover of The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper, book 2 of the Leatherstocking Tales series (1824)
  3. Cover of The Pilot by James Fenimore Cooper (1824)
  4. Cover of The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, book 3 of the Leatherstocking Tales series (1826)
  5. Cover of Notions of the Americans by James Fenimore Cooper (1828)
  6. Cover of Gleanings in Europe by James Fenimore Cooper (1836)
  7. Cover of The American Democrat by James Fenimore Cooper (1838)
  8. Cover of The History of the Navy of the United States of America by James Fenimore Cooper (1839)
  9. Cover of The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper, book 4 of the Leatherstocking Tales series (1840)
  10. Cover of The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper, book 5 of the Leatherstocking Tales series (1841)
  11. Cover of The Wing-and-Wing by James Fenimore Cooper (1842)
  12. Cover of Ned Myers by James Fenimore Cooper (1843)
  13. Cover of The Sea Lions by James Fenimore Cooper (1849)
  14. Cover of Homeward Bound by James Fenimore Cooper (2006)
  1. 1
    Miles Wallingford1814 · confirmed 2/4
    1814–
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  2. 2
    Precaution1820 · confirmed 2/4
    1820–
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  3. 3
    The Spy1821 · 412 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1821412
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  4. 4
    The PioneersLeatherstocking Tales #11823 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1823270
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  5. 5
    The PrairieLeatherstocking Tales #21824 · 566 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1824566
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  6. 6
    The Pilot1824 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1824328
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  7. 7
    Lionel Lincoln1825 · confirmed 2/4
    1825–
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  8. 8
    The Last of the MohicansLeatherstocking Tales #31826 · confirmed 2/4
    1826–
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  9. 9
    The Red Rover1827 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1827134
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  10. 10
    Notions of the Americans1828 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1828360
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  11. 11
    Gleanings in Europe1836 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1836377
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  12. 12
    A Residence in France1836 · confirmed 2/4
    1836–
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  13. 13
    The Eclipse1836 · 26 pages · confirmed 2/4
    183626
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  14. 14
    Home as FoundHomeward Bound #11838 · confirmed 2/4
    1838–
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  15. 15
    Homeward Bound or, the ChaseHomeward Bound #21838 · confirmed 2/4
    1838–
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  16. 16
    The Chronicles of Cooperstown1838 · confirmed 2/4
    1838–
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  17. 17
    The American Democrat1838 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1838292
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  18. 18
    The History of the Navy of the United States of America1839 · 454 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1839454
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  19. 19
    Old Ironsides1839 · confirmed 2/4
    1839–
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  20. 20
    The DeerslayerLeatherstocking Tales #41840 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1840432
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  21. 21
    The PathfinderLeatherstocking Tales #51841 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1841512
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  22. 22
    The Two Admirals1842 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1842140
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  23. 23
    The Wing-and-Wing1842 · 424 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1842424
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  24. 24
    Richard Dale1842 · confirmed 2/4
    1842–
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  25. 25
    Ned Myers1843 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1843228
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  26. 26
    Afloat and Ashore1844 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1844148
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  27. 27
    Satanstoe1845 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1845356
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  28. 28
    Lives Of Distinguished American Naval Officers1846 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1846252
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  29. 29
    The Redskins1846 · confirmed 2/4
    1846–
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  30. 30
    The Crater1847 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1847352
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  31. 31
    The Oak Openings; or, The Bee Hunter1848 · confirmed 2/4
    1848–
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  32. 32
    The Sea Lions1849 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1849396
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  33. 33
    New York1851 · confirmed 2/4
    1851–
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  34. 34
    Homeward Bound2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006336
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James Fenimore Cooper series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

James Fenimore Cooper books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Homeward Bound in order

2 books
  1. 1. Home as Found
  2. 2. Homeward Bound or, the Chase

Standalone books

27 books

27 James Fenimore Cooper titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Fenimore Cooper books in order?

You only need to read James Fenimore Cooper books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with James Fenimore Cooper

Start with The Pioneers (1823), the first Leatherstocking Tales book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Miles Wallingford (1814).

What is the newest James Fenimore Cooper book?

Homeward Bound (2006) is the newest James Fenimore Cooper book released so far.

Is there a new James Fenimore Cooper book coming?

No next James Fenimore Cooper book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

James Fenimore Cooper at a glance

No recent titles
The newest James Fenimore Cooper title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
James Fenimore Cooper books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
6,795 pages across the 21 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Fenimore Cooper books, 13 of 34, were published in the 1840s.

What the James Fenimore Cooper books are about

17 of the 34 James Fenimore Cooper books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 9 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.