&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RThe Last of the Mohicans&&L/I&&R, by
&&LB&&RJames Fenimore Cooper&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes &
Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality
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&&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of
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works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RDuring
the fierce French and Indian wars, an adroit scout named Hawkeye and his
companion Chingachgook weave through the spectacular and dangerous
wilderness of upstate New York, fighting to save the beautiful Munro
sisters from the Huron renegade Magua. &&LP&&R&&LI&&RThe Last of the
Mohicans&&L/I&&R is the most popular of &&LB&&RJames Fenimore
Cooper&&L/B&&R's five &&LI&&RLeatherstocking Tales&&L/I&&R. With its
death-defying chases and teeth-clenching suspense, this American classic
established many archetypes of American frontier fiction. &&LP&&RAn
engrossing "Western" by America's first great novelist, &&LI&&RThe Last
of the Mohicans &&L/I&&Ris a story of survival and treachery, love and
deliverance.&&L/P&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LB&&RStephen Railton&&L/B&&R, Professor
of English at the University of Virginia, has written books on Cooper,
Mark Twain, and the American Renaissance, and has created major websites
on Twain, &&LI&&RUncle Tom's Cabin&&L/I&&R, and American
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