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TRUMAN NARA is Literature Bessie Wallace 96 I. The first American historical novel the sty"written by Cooper was laid no Westchester of War. It is the story of ,Ca stay who did America County New York, during the Revolutionary a great service during thatwar. II. Cooper and Hawthorne both wrote novels, althoug Cooper's were historical while Hawthornes were romantic. In their boyhood days both lived in the woods near a large lake M which they spent a great deal of their time either rowing surmining or skating Cooper's works were nearly all historical 10 and plain while stanthornes nearly always contained a mysteryand moral. III. Emerson and Franklin were both born in Boston, although Franklin died ,quite amember of years before Emerson was born. Franklivand Emerson were alike in Their love for booker in 10 youth. But Franklin had a living to make and could get no education beyond that of a pub- lic school while Emerson went to yals. Emerson's works stand for the ideal and

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