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The last of the mohicans saddleback illustrated classics. The story is set in the backdrop of the wars between the british and the french colonialists in north america during the 1700s. This second book of the leatherstocking tales pentalogy is the best known. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 410 pages and is available in paperback format. Overall, the last of the mohicans is an important part of american literature and is a great adventure story, but it can be tedious to read at times. The phrase, the last of the mohicans, has come to represent the sole survivor of a noble race or type. In the mash book, film and television franchise, the character hawkeye pierce is given his nickname by his father, after hawkeye from the last of the mohicans. The first edition of the novel was published in 1826, and was written by james. The last of the mohicans paper mill classics walmart. At the center of this novel is the celebrated massacre of british troops and their families by indian allies of the french at fort william henry in 1757. The book the last of the mohicans by james fenimore cooper tells the story of a group of indians who are the last of their tribe and a woodsman named hawkeye who lives with them. With john doucette, john stephenson, paul hecht, kristina holland. Hawkeye, a colonial scout, is their companion and loyal friend.