The film chronicles the life of James Fenimore Cooper, an American author born in 1789. It highlights his upbringing in Cooperstown, New York, and his early aspirations to be a pioneer.

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Condescendingly styling himself as "Father of the People," the arch-conservative Cooper parlayed his wealth into political influence, winning election as a judge, then to the State Senate ...