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James Fenimore Cooper – THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS : Collins Classics
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THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS : Collins Classics

James Fenimore Cooper
BRAND NEW, PAPERBACK

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The American Historical Tale of Adventure, Romance, And Tragedy During The French And Indian War

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ISBN 978007368662
Book Condition BRAND NEW
Format PAPERBACK
Publisher HarperCollins Publisher (William Collins)
Publication Date 08 July 2010
Pages 416
Weight 0.32 kg
Dimension 18 × 11 × 3 cm
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HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.
 
“The Last of the Mohicans” is a novel written by James Fenimore Cooper and first published in 1826. The novel is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War, and tells the story of the Munro sisters, Cora and Alice, and their journey through the wilderness with their guide, Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe), and two Mohican warriors, Uncas and Chingachgook.
 
‘Death and honour are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not.’
 
Set in frontier America in the midst of the French-Indian war, as the French are attempting to overthrow an English fort, Cooper’s story follows Alice and Cora Munro, pioneer sisters who are trying to find their way back to their father, an English commander. Guided by an army major and Magua, an Indian from the Huron tribe, they soon meet Hawk-eye, a frontier scout and his Mohican Indian companions Chingachgook and Uncas.


Magua is not all that he seems and the sisters are kidnapped. In The Last of the Mohicans, Cooper sets Indian tribe against Indian tribe and lays bare the brutality of the white man against the Mohicans.
 
The story takes place in the American colonies, where the British and the French are fighting for control of the land. The Munro sisters are the daughters of a British army officer who is stationed at Fort William Henry. When the fort is attacked by the French and their Native American allies, the Munros, along with Hawkeye and the two Mohicans, flee through the wilderness to reach a British garrison.
 
Along the way, they face many dangers, including hostile Native American tribes and the French army. Cora falls in love with Hawkeye, while Alice falls in love with Uncas. However, their journey is ultimately tragic, as they are betrayed by a Native American ally, Magua, who seeks revenge against the Munros.
 
The novel begins as Alice and Cora Munro, daughters of Colonel Munro, are being escorted by Major Duncan Heyward to Fort William Henry. Magua, a Huron native, is serving as their guide through the treacherous Hudson wilderness, with French forces and their Native American allies always a threat.
 
Along the way, the group is joined by David Gamut, a singing teacher. The group then encounters the frontiersman Natty Bumppo (also known as Hawkeye and “La Longue Carabine,” or “The Long Rifle”) with his friend Chingachgook and Chingachgook’s son Uncas—two remaining members of the Mohican tribe.
 
The group suspects that Magua is betraying them and intentionally leading them astray. They attempt to capture Magua, but he escapes. The rest of the group hides in a cave for the night.
 
The next day, Magua and his Huron forces attack the group. Bumppo and the Mohicans escape, but Cora and Alice are captured along with Heyward and Gamut. They learn that Magua is seeking revenge on Colonel Munro, who humiliated him after he was introduced to alcohol by white colonials.
 
Magua also wants to force Cora to come and live with him. The Mohicans and Bumppo intercept Magua’s group, and a skirmish begins. Alice, Cora, and the others are reunited with their group, but Magua escapes. They eventually make it to William Henry, and Alice and Cora reunite with Colonel Munro.
 
The fort is under siege by the French. The Colonel attempts to negotiate with the French commander, Montcalm, but Montcalm reveals that the British command has decided to no longer support the besieged fort, and so Munro surrenders. As the British exit the fort,
 
Native American allies of the French attack both soldiers and civilians. Magua recaptures Cora and Alice, and Gamut follows them. Bumppo, the Mohicans, Heyward, and Munro follow their trail. They find Gamut, who explains that Magua has separated the sisters, with Alice in a Huron camp, and Cora in a camp of the Delaware tribe.

Heyward disguises himself as a French medicine man and goes to the Huron camp to rescue Alice. Bumppo, disguised as a tame bear, assists him. Uncas has also been captured by the Hurons, and Gamut volunteers to pretend to be him so that the Mohican can escape.
 
The group makes it to the Delaware camp and find not only Cora but also Magua. The leader of the Hurons attempts to condemn Bumppo and the rest of his group, but his plan is halted when an elderly Delaware chief, Tamenund arrives. Tamenund listens carefully to both sides in the conflict, but he is most moved by Unca’s compassionate speech about the nobility of the Mohican tribe.
 
Tamenund agrees that Bumppo and the rest of his group should be released, but he decides that Cora should remain with Magua. Nevertheless, Bumppo’s group attempts to recover Cora, leading to a bloody battle. A Huron kills Cora, Magua kills Uncas, and Bumppo kills Magua.
 
The novel ends with the scene of Uncas’s and Cora’s funerals. Bumppo professes his undying devotion to his friend Chingachgook and to the memory of Uncas. Tamenund offers a speech that closes the novel, mourning the passing of the Mohican warrior and the losses Native Americans have faced as the colonial European forces have taken their land and devastated their cultures.
 
The novel is considered a classic of American literature and has been adapted into several films and television series over the years. It explores themes such as the clash of cultures, the destructiveness of war, and the struggle for survival in a hostile wilderness.
 
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About the Author :
 
James Fenimore Cooper was a nineteenth-century American author and political critic. Esteemed by many for his Romantic style, Cooper became popular for his depiction of Native Americans in fiction. Before Cooper considered himself a writer, he was expelled from Yale University, served as a midshipman for the United States Navy, and became a gentleman farmer. Cooper wrote many notable works including The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, and The Red Rover, which was adapted and performed on stage in 1828. Cooper passed away in 1851 at the age of 61.

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