In his great novel ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1826), [[James Fenimore Cooper]] used a historical setting and relied heavily on historical documents. Cooper's fiction strayed little from his sources on historical incidents in 1757 during the French and Indian War. He did invent some contextual features. Cooper resorted to artistic judgments when his sources were inadequate, but his porytrayals were highly realistic.<ref>Ian K. Steele, "Cooper and Clio: The Sources for 'A Narrative Of 1757.'" ''Canadian Review Of American Studies'' 1989 20(3): 121-135.</ref> | In his great novel ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1826), [[James Fenimore Cooper]] used a historical setting and relied heavily on historical documents. Cooper's fiction strayed little from his sources on historical incidents in 1757 during the French and Indian War. He did invent some contextual features. Cooper resorted to artistic judgments when his sources were inadequate, but his porytrayals were highly realistic.<ref>Ian K. Steele, "Cooper and Clio: The Sources for 'A Narrative Of 1757.'" ''Canadian Review Of American Studies'' 1989 20(3): 121-135.</ref> |