The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

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The Last of the Mohicans Summary

When The Last of the Mohicans was published in 1826, James Fenimore Cooper was riding a growing wave of fame and critical acceptance. Following on the success of his last two books, The Last of the Mohicans was praised at the time for its nonstop adventure, realism, and intricate plotting. Using historical sources ranging from actual characters, such as Colonel Munro and Major Heyward, to John Heckewelder's An Account of the History, Manners, and...

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The Last of the Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper - 1826

8,968 words, approx. 30 pages

The Last of the Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper - 1826 Introduction The Last of the Mohicans (1826) is James Fenimore Cooper's look into the French and Indian War of the 1750s between the Fren... Read more

The Last of the Mohicans

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The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper Born in 1789, James Fenimore Cooper grew up in a small town on the edge of the frontier in upstate New York. Over thirty years before, the area had... Read more

James Fenimore Cooper Biographies (6)

James Cooper

4,409 words, approx. 15 pages

James Fenimore Cooper was a pioneer of American literature. He was not only the first of his countrymen to make a living solely from the pen, but he also legitimized American themes, such as the openi... Read more

James Fenimore Cooper

2,050 words, approx. 7 pages

Novelist and social critic James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was the first major American writer to deal imaginatively with American life, notably in his five "Leather-Stocking Tales." He was also a c... Read more

James Fenimore Cooper

12,129 words, approx. 41 pages

One hundred and fifty years ago Cooper was one of the world's most widely read novelists and one of the most highly acclaimed. During his lifetime a number of well-publicized quarrels with his country... Read more

James Fenimore Cooper

12,062 words, approx. 41 pages

James Fenimore Cooper sailed for Europe with his family on 1 June 1826 for a projected five-year visit. He left New York with the multiple aims of securing favorable European publication agreements fo... Read more

James Fenimore Cooper

18,234 words, approx. 61 pages

Throughout much of the nineteenth century James Fenimore Cooper was one of the most widely read novelists in the world and one of the most highly acclaimed. During his lifetime a series of well-public... Read more

James Fenimore Cooper

13,276 words, approx. 45 pages

Biography EssayOne hundred and fifty years ago Cooper was one of the world's most widely read novelists and one of the most highly acclaimed. During his lifetime a number of well-publicized quarrels w... Read more

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Critical Essay by David T. Haberly

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The Last of the Mohicans

777 words, approx. 3 pages

Author's Purpose Cooper wrote The Last of the Mohicans with an attempt to surpass the works of other authors in the "frontier adventure" genre. By using such issues as racism and interracial marriage... Read more

Comparing Cooper and Sedgewick

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Cora Munro is the heroine in The Last of the Mohicans. Cora is racially mixed and this became an issue in the novel because of interracial relationships. In Hope Leslie, Hope also is faced wit... Read more

The Last of the Mohicans

639 words, approx. 3 pages

The Last of the Mohicans is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The story is set in the late 1750s, during the French and Indian war, in western New York State. In the beginning of the story, Alice an... Read more

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