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The Last of the Mohicans Published

1826 · 19th Century

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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826.The novel is set primarily in the area of Lake George, New York, detailing the transport of the two daughters of Colonel Munro, Alice and Cora, to a safe destination at Fort William Henry. Learn more at Wikipedia

Key Figures

James Fenimore CooperHenry C. CareyIsaac Lea

Locations

Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUpstate New York

Topics

lake georgenew yorkliteratureamerican

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Cooper novel directly depicts the 1757 siege of Fort William Henry and subsequent massacre during the Seven Years War using documented military events as its narrative framework Seven Years' War Begins

1756 · War · Early Modern

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