The Last of the Mohicans (Thrift Editions)

A massacre at a colonial garrison | the kidnapping of two pioneer sisters by Iroquois tribesmen | the treachery of a renegade brave | and the ambush of innocent settlers create an unforgettable | spine-tingling picture of American frontier life in this classic 18th-century adventure ;; the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. First published in 1826 | the story ;; set in the forests of upper New York State during the French and Indian War ;; movingly portrays the relationship between Hawkeye | a gallant | courageous woodsman | and his loyal Mohican friends | Chingachgook and Uncas. Embroiled in one of the war's bloody battles | they attempt to lead the abducted Munro sisters to safety but find themselves instead in the midst of a final | tragic confrontation between rival war parties. Imaginative and innovative | The Last of the Mohicans quickly became the most widely read work of the day | solidifying the popularity of America's first successful novelist in the United States and Europe. Required reading in many American literature classics | the novel presents a stirring picture of a vanishing people and the end to a way of life in the eastern forests.