Along with these braves, Major Duncan Heyward, accompanied by a whimsical singing master, attempt to track down the Colonel’s daughters before Magua can unfurl the full horror of his vengeance. A natural woodsman and superb scout with amazing gun slinging abilities, Hawkeye and his two Indian companions, Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last remaining Mohican chief, hit the trail, ready to valiantly sacrifice their lives in order to rescue the captives. Magua, a Huron Indian chief outcast for drunkenness, seeks vengeance against Colonel Munro by turning tail, going to the French, and attempting to kidnap the Colonel’s two daughters during their supposedly safe transport to Fort William Henry. Second in the Leatherstocking Tales, The Last of the Mohicans is a stand-alone novel featuring the classic brave adventurer/woodsman versus a cunning enemy with hostages at stake. the Seven Years War), James Fenimore Cooper crafts an America action/adventure classic. Set in the American frontier, during the bloody birth of a country and the guerrilla warfare of the French and Indian Wars (i.e. Rating: An American Classic Combining Action/Adventure and Discourses on Race Relations
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