The Last Of The Mohicans

In 1757 Britain and France are vying for colonial supremacy on the shores of North America. The British stronghold of Fort William Henry is under attack from French forces and their Native American allies. Heedless of the danger, Alice and Cora Munro, daughters of the besieged fort's commander, set out to visit their father. They soon find an enemy within the camp in the shape of Magua, a duplicitous guide in league with the French. His nefarious plans are thwarted as scout Hawkeye rides to the rescue with his Mohican companions Chingachook and Uncas. But Magua manages to escape and the women's perilous journey is only just the beginning. The Last of the Mohicans is the best known of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking novels, featuring one of literature's great mythic heroes. A stirring adventure evoking the pioneer spirit of frontier life, its vivid narrative 'exhales the Odors of the pine-woods and the freshness of the mountain wind', as 19th century historian Francis Parkman put it; its pages suffused with descriptions and events that 'breathe the sombre poetry of solitude and danger'. -- from publisher.

Softcover. English. Transatlantic Press. 2012. ISBN: 9781908533265. 464 pp. Good. Book No: 61995