The Last of the Mohicans

by James Fenimore Cooper

Overview

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in February 1826. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel.

The story takes place in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of the North American colonies. During this war, the French called on allied Native American tribes to fight against the more numerous British colonists.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014345712
Publisher:	Philtre Libre
Publication date:	03/16/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	345 KB

About the Author

Author of the classic The Last of the Mohicans.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1789

Date of Death:

September 14, 1851

Place of Birth:

Burlington, New Jersey

Place of Death:

Cooperstown, New York

Education:

Yale University (expelled in 1805)