Home as Found

Home as Found
	First editions
Author	James Fenimore Cooper
Language	English
Series	Effingham novels
Published	1838
Publisher	Lea and Blanchard
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Preceded by	Homeward Bound; or The Chase: A Tale of the Sea

Last updated January 19, 2026

Home as Found (1838) is a novel written by James Fenimore Cooper. It takes place in the fictional town of Templeton, which is modeled after the village of Cooperstown. In the novel the Effingham family moves back to Templeton from New York City.^[1]

References

↑ "Plots and Characters in the Fiction of James Fenimore Cooper". jfcoopersociety.org. Lea and Blanchard. 1978. Retrieved June 23, 2019. data

External links

Home as Found at Project Gutenberg

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[jfcs-1] "Plots and Characters in the Fiction of James Fenimore Cooper". jfcoopersociety.org. Lea and Blanchard. 1978. Retrieved June 23, 2019. data

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v t e Works by James Fenimore Cooper
Leatherstocking Tales novels	The Deerslayer The Last of the Mohicans The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea The Pioneers The Prairie
Other novels	Afloat and Ashore Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief The Bravo The Chainbearer The Crater The Headsman: The Abbaye des Vignerons The Heidenmauer Homeward Bound Home as Found Jack Tier, or the Florida Reef Lionel Lincoln Mercedes of Castile Miles Wallingford The Monikins The Oak Openings The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea Precaution The Red Rover The Redskins Satanstoe The Sea Lions The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground The Two Admirals The Water-Witch The Ways of the Hour The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish The Wing-and-Wing Wyandotté
Short stories and plays	Tales for Fifteen No Steamboats Upside Down The Lake Gun
Non-fiction	The Chronicles of Cooperstown The Eclipse The History of the Navy of the United States of America Lives of Distinguished American Naval Officers Ned Myers New York: or The Towns of Manhattan Notions of the Americans Old Ironsides Proceedings of the Naval Court-Martial in the Case of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, &c.
Political writings	Letter to General Lafayette A Letter to His Countrymen The American Democrat
Travel writings	Gleanings in Europe: Switzerland Gleanings in Europe: The Rhine A Residence in France Gleanings in Europe: France Gleanings in Europe: England Gleanings in Europe: Italy
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