Published in the 1826, this historical novel is second in Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales antology of heroic scouts. It is set in the background of the French and Indian war (seven-years war) during 1757. In line with 19th century's tradition of creating historically inspired stories, it specifically focuses on the one long battle between France and England for the possession of American and Canadian colonies. In this battle, the French allied themselves with the Native American tribes in order to gain an advantage over the ...
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Published in the 1826, this historical novel is second in Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales antology of heroic scouts. It is set in the background of the French and Indian war (seven-years war) during 1757. In line with 19th century's tradition of creating historically inspired stories, it specifically focuses on the one long battle between France and England for the possession of American and Canadian colonies. In this battle, the French allied themselves with the Native American tribes in order to gain an advantage over the English. The unarmed massacre, the kidnapping of two sisters, and the rescue by Hawk-eye and his two friends, the Mohicans (Uncas and Chingachoom), form the core storyline of this novel. Cooper's endeavor in recreating history through this novel proved successful as it is widely read and loved in American literature till date.
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A professor told me this was originally ment for children, but the subject matter is rather adult. For the most part this is a good book. The description of the land can get tedious, but it is neccessary for the tone of the story.
Cora is an interesting character. Her romance is the element which drives most of the story. Its sad that too much of the novel deals whith her rather dull sister.
This is a well written adventure tale. The book is ten times better than the movie.
