James Fenimore Cooper 
The Last of the Mohicans 

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757, is a historical action novel published in 1826 by the American writer James Fenimore Cooper. The story centers around the transport of the daughters of Colonel Munro, Alice, and Cora, to safety at Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War. Guided by Major Duncan Heyward, Natty Bumppo (Hawk-eye), Chingachgook, and Uncas (the novel’s title character), they fend off attacks by the rival Hurons and their leader Maguas, allied with the French. The action, suspense and drama are nonstop in this classic swashbuckling historical adventure novel.

About the author

James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances draw a picture of frontier and American Indian life in the early American days which created a unique form of American literature.