The Last of the Mohicans: A narrative of 1757

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel is set primarily in the area of Lake George New York detailing the transport of the two daughters of Colonel Munro Alice and Cora to a safe destination at Fort William Henry. Among the caravan guarding the women are the frontiersman Natty Bumppo Major Duncan Heyward singing teacher David Gamut and the Indians Chingachgook and Uncas the latter two being the novels title characters. These characters are sometimes seen as a microcosm of the budding American society particularly with regard to their racial composition. The novel has been one of the most popular English-language novels since its publication and is frequently assigned reading in American literature courses.