The Last of the Mohicans
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by James Fenimore Cooper
Foreword by Nathaniel Waring Barnes
Widely regarded as the masterpiece of a writing career spanning thirty years, over thirty novels and an extensive body of lesser works, The Last of the Mohicans was James Fenimore Cooper’s sixth novel and the second in the “Leatherstocking Tales” saga.
Set in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War (The French and Indian War in America) between Britain and France, the tale recounts the exploits of Natty Bumppo, called Hawkeye in this story, and his companions Chingachgook and Uncas against the backdrop of a French siege of British-held Fort William Henry. Crossing paths with a relief column also escorting the daughters of the British garrison commander, the three companions become embroiled in a series of frontier adventures involving forest battles, captures, rescues, flights and pursuits through the wilderness.
Through it all Hawkeye exhibits the courage, loyalty and determination that have endeared him to generations of readers in America and around the world. Set in and around the Glens Falls area of upstate New York, Cooper’s command of action and personal knowledge of the settings and historical events involved move the story along briskly to its unexpected conclusion, while Hawkeye’s common-sense, plain-speaking ways and self-effacing heroism show why he has become a timeless, classic figure in American literature.
This quality large print edition has been prepared by human editors and is not a machine-scanned text or “blown-up” reproduction of an old edition. It includes the complete text of the classic novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1826, in a freshly edited and newly formatted volume with a generous page size and 16-point font, printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover.
Also included is an original literary comment discussing all five of the books that make up Cooper’s famed “Leatherstocking Tales” series and a foreword by Nathaniel Waring Barnes discussing the significance, legacy and literary career of James Fenimore Cooper, the first great American novelist.
With the publication of “The Spy” in 1821, James Fenimore Cooper became an international figure and the first authentic American novelist, free of the forms and conventions of the British fiction of the day. With “The Leatherstocking Tales” he became the first great interpreter of the American experience, chronicling the adventures of the indomitable Natty Bumppo, known variously as “Hawkeye,” “Deerslayer,” “Pathfinder,” “Leatherstocking” and other names, from the colonial Indian wars through the early expansion into the vast western plains.
Published between 1823 and 1841, beginning with “The Pioneers” and ending with “The Deerslayer”, the tales are set against historical events ranging from 1740 to 1804, with Cooper taking some literary license with the actual chronology of events, probably to avoid having Bumppo ranging the Great Plains at over 90 years of age.
Product details
Publisher: Apex Publications, Independently published (July 2, 2024)
Language: English
Paperback: 496 pages
ISBN: 979-8332048258
Item Weight: 2.4 pounds
Dimensions: 7.44 x 1.12 x 9.69 inches
List Price: $19.97
