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 Websites presented in alphabetical order C-SPAN American Writers: James Fenimore Cooper 
 Biography and classroom resources for James Fenimore Cooper, author of "The Last of the Mohicans," "The Deerslayer," and other works. Includes teaching topic ideas for social studies and language arts, fast facts, activities, and related materials. Part of the C-SPAN American Writers series. Note: the video files were not working when we reviewed the site. http://www.americanwriters.org/writers/cooper.asp Topics: Authors by Region: United States Last updated Aug 30, 2006 The James Fenimore Cooper Society
A biography of Cooper is included, as well as some of his writing, information about his works, photographs, and links to other Cooper material. A section is devoted to his daughter Susan Fenimore Cooper, who was also a writer. http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States Last updated Dec 8, 2002 One Life: Walt Whitman, a Kosmos
This exhibit about the poet Walt Whitman features a timeline of Whitman's life illustrated primarily with portraits of the poet. It also includes an introduction to the poet, an essay, audio excerpts from Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," audio of Whitman reading "America," and profiles of some of "Whitman's heirs" (such as jazz musician Charlie Parker and painter Jackson Pollock). From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/whitman/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Poetry Last updated May 21, 2007 poets.org: Walt Whitman
This presentation about poet Walt Whitman includes a biography, a selected bibliography, and the text of some of his poems. Also provides essays about and a reading guide to Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," descriptions of walking tours in New York City, and links to profiles of related poets. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/126 Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Poetry Last updated May 21, 2007 |
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