A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

James Fenimore Cooper Books in Order

The complete James Fenimore Cooper reading order — 40 books from 1800–1897.

  1. 01 The pioneers 1800 Amazon — buy The pioneers Bookshop — buy The pioneers ThriftBooks — buy The pioneers eBooks.com — buy The pioneers
  2. 02 The Pathfinder 1800 Amazon — buy The Pathfinder Bookshop — buy The Pathfinder ThriftBooks — buy The Pathfinder eBooks.com — buy The Pathfinder
  3. 03 The Prairie 1800 Amazon — buy The Prairie Bookshop — buy The Prairie ThriftBooks — buy The Prairie eBooks.com — buy The Prairie
  4. 04 The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale 1800 Amazon — buy The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale Bookshop — buy The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale eBooks.com — buy The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale
  5. 05 Precaution 1800 Amazon — buy Precaution Bookshop — buy Precaution ThriftBooks — buy Precaution eBooks.com — buy Precaution
  6. 06 Jack Tier or the Florida Reef 1800 Amazon — buy Jack Tier or the Florida Reef Bookshop — buy Jack Tier or the Florida Reef ThriftBooks — buy Jack Tier or the Florida Reef eBooks.com — buy Jack Tier or the Florida Reef
  7. 07 Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale 1800 Amazon — buy Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale Bookshop — buy Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale ThriftBooks — buy Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale eBooks.com — buy Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale
  8. 08 The Crater Or Vulcan's Peak 1800 Amazon — buy The Crater Or Vulcan's Peak Bookshop — buy The Crater Or Vulcan's Peak ThriftBooks — buy The Crater Or Vulcan's Peak eBooks.com — buy The Crater Or Vulcan's Peak
  9. 09 Home as found 1800 Amazon — buy Home as found Bookshop — buy Home as found ThriftBooks — buy Home as found eBooks.com — buy Home as found
  10. 10 Homeward Bound, Or, The Chase: A Tale of the Sea 1800 Amazon — buy Homeward Bound, Or, The Chase: A Tale of the Sea Bookshop — buy Homeward Bound, Or, The Chase: A Tale of the Sea ThriftBooks — buy Homeward Bound, Or, The Chase: A Tale of the Sea eBooks.com — buy Homeward Bound, Or, The Chase: A Tale of the Sea
  11. 11 Oak Openings 1800 Amazon — buy Oak Openings Bookshop — buy Oak Openings ThriftBooks — buy Oak Openings eBooks.com — buy Oak Openings
  12. 12 Wyandotté 1800 Amazon — buy Wyandotté Bookshop — buy Wyandotté ThriftBooks — buy Wyandotté eBooks.com — buy Wyandotté
  13. 13 The sea lions 1800 Amazon — buy The sea lions Bookshop — buy The sea lions ThriftBooks — buy The sea lions eBooks.com — buy The sea lions
  14. 14 Lionel Lincoln 1800 Amazon — buy Lionel Lincoln Bookshop — buy Lionel Lincoln ThriftBooks — buy Lionel Lincoln eBooks.com — buy Lionel Lincoln
  15. 15 The chainbearer, or, The Littlepage manuscripts 1800 Amazon — buy The chainbearer, or, The Littlepage manuscripts Bookshop — buy The chainbearer, or, The Littlepage manuscripts ThriftBooks — buy The chainbearer, or, The Littlepage manuscripts eBooks.com — buy The chainbearer, or, The Littlepage manuscripts
  16. 16 Mercedes of Castile, or, The voyage to Cathay 1800 Amazon — buy Mercedes of Castile, or, The voyage to Cathay Bookshop — buy Mercedes of Castile, or, The voyage to Cathay ThriftBooks — buy Mercedes of Castile, or, The voyage to Cathay eBooks.com — buy Mercedes of Castile, or, The voyage to Cathay
  17. 17 The spy 1821 Amazon — buy The spy Bookshop — buy The spy ThriftBooks — buy The spy eBooks.com — buy The spy
  18. 18 Sea Tales 1823 Amazon — buy Sea Tales Bookshop — buy Sea Tales ThriftBooks — buy Sea Tales eBooks.com — buy Sea Tales
  19. 19 Tales for Fifteen 1823 Amazon — buy Tales for Fifteen Bookshop — buy Tales for Fifteen ThriftBooks — buy Tales for Fifteen eBooks.com — buy Tales for Fifteen
  20. 20 The Last of the Mohicans 1826 Amazon — buy The Last of the Mohicans Bookshop — buy The Last of the Mohicans ThriftBooks — buy The Last of the Mohicans eBooks.com — buy The Last of the Mohicans
  21. 21 The Red Rover: A Tale 1827 Amazon — buy The Red Rover: A Tale Bookshop — buy The Red Rover: A Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Red Rover: A Tale eBooks.com — buy The Red Rover: A Tale
  22. 22 The travelling bachelor 1828 Amazon — buy The travelling bachelor Bookshop — buy The travelling bachelor ThriftBooks — buy The travelling bachelor eBooks.com — buy The travelling bachelor
  23. 23 The Wept of Wish-ton-wish: A Tale 1829 Amazon — buy The Wept of Wish-ton-wish: A Tale Bookshop — buy The Wept of Wish-ton-wish: A Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Wept of Wish-ton-wish: A Tale eBooks.com — buy The Wept of Wish-ton-wish: A Tale
  24. 24 The water-witch 1830 Amazon — buy The water-witch Bookshop — buy The water-witch ThriftBooks — buy The water-witch eBooks.com — buy The water-witch
  25. 25 The bravo 1831 Amazon — buy The bravo Bookshop — buy The bravo ThriftBooks — buy The bravo eBooks.com — buy The bravo
  26. 26 The Heidenmauer (The heathens' wall); or the Benedictines 1832 Amazon — buy The Heidenmauer (The heathens' wall); or the Benedictines Bookshop — buy The Heidenmauer (The heathens' wall); or the Benedictines ThriftBooks — buy The Heidenmauer (The heathens' wall); or the Benedictines eBooks.com — buy The Heidenmauer (The heathens' wall); or the Benedictines
  27. 27 The Monikins 1835 Amazon — buy The Monikins Bookshop — buy The Monikins ThriftBooks — buy The Monikins eBooks.com — buy The Monikins
  28. 28 The American democrat, or, Hints on the social and civic relations of the United States of America 1838 Amazon — buy The American democrat, or, Hints on the social and civic relations of the United States of America Bookshop — buy The American democrat, or, Hints on the social and civic relations of the United States of America ThriftBooks — buy The American democrat, or, Hints on the social and civic relations of the United States of America eBooks.com — buy The American democrat, or, Hints on the social and civic relations of the United States of America
  29. 29 The history of the Navy of the United States of America 1839 Amazon — buy The history of the Navy of the United States of America Bookshop — buy The history of the Navy of the United States of America ThriftBooks — buy The history of the Navy of the United States of America eBooks.com — buy The history of the Navy of the United States of America
  30. 30 The deerslayer 1841 Amazon — buy The deerslayer Bookshop — buy The deerslayer ThriftBooks — buy The deerslayer eBooks.com — buy The deerslayer
  31. 31 The Two Admirals: A Tale 1842 Amazon — buy The Two Admirals: A Tale Bookshop — buy The Two Admirals: A Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Two Admirals: A Tale eBooks.com — buy The Two Admirals: A Tale
  32. 32 Ned Myers 1843 Amazon — buy Ned Myers Bookshop — buy Ned Myers ThriftBooks — buy Ned Myers eBooks.com — buy Ned Myers
  33. 33 Miles Wallingford 1844 Amazon — buy Miles Wallingford Bookshop — buy Miles Wallingford ThriftBooks — buy Miles Wallingford eBooks.com — buy Miles Wallingford
  34. 34 Satanstoe ; or, The littlepage manuscripts, a tale of the colony 1845 Amazon — buy Satanstoe ; or, The littlepage manuscripts, a tale of the colony Bookshop — buy Satanstoe ; or, The littlepage manuscripts, a tale of the colony ThriftBooks — buy Satanstoe ; or, The littlepage manuscripts, a tale of the colony eBooks.com — buy Satanstoe ; or, The littlepage manuscripts, a tale of the colony
  35. 35 The redskins 1846 Amazon — buy The redskins Bookshop — buy The redskins ThriftBooks — buy The redskins eBooks.com — buy The redskins
  36. 36 The ways of the hour 1850 Amazon — buy The ways of the hour Bookshop — buy The ways of the hour ThriftBooks — buy The ways of the hour eBooks.com — buy The ways of the hour
  37. 37 Oeuvres de J.F. Cooper 1862 Amazon — buy Oeuvres de J.F. Cooper ThriftBooks — buy Oeuvres de J.F. Cooper eBooks.com — buy Oeuvres de J.F. Cooper
  38. 38 James Fenimore Cooper 1882 Amazon — buy James Fenimore Cooper Bookshop — buy James Fenimore Cooper ThriftBooks — buy James Fenimore Cooper eBooks.com — buy James Fenimore Cooper
  39. 39 Works of J. Fenimore Cooper 1892 Amazon — buy Works of J. Fenimore Cooper Bookshop — buy Works of J. Fenimore Cooper ThriftBooks — buy Works of J. Fenimore Cooper eBooks.com — buy Works of J. Fenimore Cooper
  40. 40 Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief 1897 Amazon — buy Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief Bookshop — buy Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief ThriftBooks — buy Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief eBooks.com — buy Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The pioneers 1800
2 The Pathfinder 1800
3 The Prairie 1800
4 The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale 1800
5 Precaution 1800
6 Jack Tier or the Florida Reef 1800
7 Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale 1800
8 The Crater Or Vulcan's Peak 1800
9 Home as found 1800
10 Homeward Bound, Or, The Chase: A Tale of the Sea 1800
11 Oak Openings 1800
12 Wyandotté 1800
13 The sea lions 1800
14 Lionel Lincoln 1800
15 The chainbearer, or, The Littlepage manuscripts 1800
16 Mercedes of Castile, or, The voyage to Cathay 1800
17 The spy 1821
18 Sea Tales 1823
19 Tales for Fifteen 1823
20 The Last of the Mohicans 1826
21 The Red Rover: A Tale 1827
22 The travelling bachelor 1828
23 The Wept of Wish-ton-wish: A Tale 1829
24 The water-witch 1830
25 The bravo 1831
26 The Heidenmauer (The heathens' wall); or the Benedictines 1832
27 The Monikins 1835
28 The American democrat, or, Hints on the social and civic relations of the United States of America 1838
29 The history of the Navy of the United States of America 1839
30 The deerslayer 1841
31 The Two Admirals: A Tale 1842
32 Ned Myers 1843
33 Miles Wallingford 1844
34 Satanstoe ; or, The littlepage manuscripts, a tale of the colony 1845
35 The redskins 1846
36 The ways of the hour 1850
37 Oeuvres de J.F. Cooper 1862
38 James Fenimore Cooper 1882
39 Works of J. Fenimore Cooper 1892
40 Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief 1897

James Fenimore Cooper reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The pioneers (1800). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach James Fenimore Cooper — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many James Fenimore Cooper books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1800–1897.

What is the newest James Fenimore Cooper book?

Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief, published in 1897.