The Last of the Mohicans

This famous novel by James Fenimore Cooper deals with the early frontier period of American history.

Set in 1757 during the Seven Years War between the French and the British, The Last of the Mohicans is the story of Hawkeye, a brave woodsman from New York State, and his friends Ghingachgook and Uncas—the last remaining Mohican chieftainss. When the evil Magua threatens the life of an innocent English woman, Hawkeye finds himself at the center of a battle for honor and vengeance.

As the idyllic wilderness gives way to the spread of civilization, The Last of the Mohicans presents a moving portrayal of a vanishing people and the end of their way of life in the great American forests.