The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has
made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore
Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York
State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican
friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of
the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful Munro sisters
by hostile savages, the treachery of the renegade brave Magua, the
ambush of innocent settlers, and the thrilling events that lead to the
final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an
unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier. And as
the idyllic wilderness gives way to the forces of civilization, the
novel presents a moving portrayal of a vanishing race and the end of its
way of life in the great American forests.