The Last of the Mohicans

First published in 1826, this Leatherstocking novel is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. The scout Hawk-eye, with the Mohicans Chingachgook and Uncas, guides Cora and Alice Munro toward Fort William Henry through forest claimed by both France and Britain. Magua, a Huron with a grievance against their father the colonel, hunts the party, and siege, massacre, and pursuit along lake and mountain follow. The book is a wilderness adventure about escort, captivity, and tribal alliance, not a general history of the war.

Bound in brown cloth, cover blocked in black and cream with a picture. Black slipcase.