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The Last of the Mohicans (Leatherstocking Tale) Paperback – July 1, 1986
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Set against the French and Indian siege of Fort William Henry in 1757, The Last of the Mohicans recounts the story of two sisters, Cora and Alice Munro, daughters of the English commander, who are struggling to be reunited with their father. They are aided in their perilous journey by Hawk-eye, a frontier scout and his companions Chingachgook and Uncas, the only two survivors of the Mohican tribe. But their lives are endangered by the Mangua, the savage Indian traitor who captures the sisters, wanting Cora to be his squaw. In setting Indian against Indian and the brutal society of the white man against the civilization of the Mohican, Cooper, more than any author before or since, shaped the American sense of itself as a nation.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
- Print length384 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication dateJuly 1, 1986
- Dimensions5.2 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches
- ISBN-109780140390247
- ISBN-13978-0140390247
- Lexile measure1210L
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Mine ear is open, and my heart prepared; The worst is worldly loss thou canst unfold:— Say, is my kingdom lost? Richard II, III.ii. 93–95.
It was a feature peculiar to the colonial wars of North America, that the toils and dangers of the wilderness were to be encountered, before the adverse hosts could meet. A wide, and, apparently, an impervious boundary of forests, severed the possessions of the hostile provinces of France and England. The hardy colonist, and the trained European who fought at his side, frequently expended months in struggling against the rapids of the streams, or in effecting the rugged passes of the mountains, in quest of an opportunity to exhibit their courage in a more martial conflict. But, emulating the patience and self-denial of the practised native warriors, they learned to overcome every difficulty; and it would seem, that in time, there was no recess of the woods so dark, nor any secret place so lovely, that it might claim exemption from the inroads of those who had pledged their blood to satiate their vengeance, or to uphold the cold and selfish policy of the distant monarchs of Europe.
Perhaps no district, throughout the wide extent of the intermediate frontiers, can furnish a livelier picture of the cruelty and fierceness of the savage warfare of those periods, than the country which lies between the head waters of the Hudson and the adjacent lakes.
The facilities which nature had there offered to the march of the combatants, were too obvious to be neglected. The lengthened sheet of the Champlain stretched from the frontiers of Canada, deep within the borders of the neighbouring province of New-York, forming a natural passage across half the distance that the French were compelled to master in order to strike their enemies. Near its southern termination, it received the contributions of another lake, whose waters were so limpid, as to have been exclusively selected by the Jesuit missionaries, to perform the typical purification of baptism, and to obtain for it the title of the lake “du Saint Sacrement.” The less zealous English thought they conferred a sufficient honour on its unsullied fountains, when they bestowed the name of their reigning prince, the second of the House of Hanover. The two united to rob the untutored possessors of its wooded scenery of their native right to perpetuate its original appellation of “Horican.”*
Winding its way among countless islands, and imbedded in mountains, the “holy lake” extended a dozen leagues still farther to the south. With the high plain that there interposed itself to the further passage of the water, commenced a portage of as many miles, which conducted the adventurer to the banks of the Hudson, at a point, where, with the usual obstructions of the rapids, or rifts, as they were then termed in the language of the country, the river became navigable to the tide.
While, in the pursuit of their daring plans of annoyance, the restless enterprise of the French even attempted the distant and difficult gorges of the Alleghany, it may easily be imagined that their proverbial acuteness would not overlook the natural advantages of the district we have just described. It became, emphatically, the bloody arena, in which most of the battles for the mastery of the colonies were contested. Forts were erected at the different points that commanded the facilities of the route, and were taken and retaken, rased and rebuilt, as victory alighted on the hostile banners. While the husbandmen shrunk back from the dangerous passes, within the safer boundaries of the more ancient settlements, armies larger than those that had often disposed of the sceptres of the mother countries, were seen to bury themselves in these forests, whence they rarely returned but in skeleton bands, that were haggard with care, or dejected by defeat. Though the arts of peace were unknown to this fatal region, its forests were alive with men; its glades and glens rang with the sounds of martial music, and the echoes of its mountains threw back the laugh, or repeated the wanton cry, of many a gallant and reckless youth, as he hurried by them, in the noontide of his spirits, to slumber in a long night of forgetfulness.
* As each nation of the Indians had either its language or its dialect, they usually gave different names to the same places, though nearly all of their appellations were descriptive of the object. Thus, a literal translation of the name of this beautiful sheet of water, used by the tribe that dwelt on its banks, would be “The tail of the Lake.” Lake George, as it is vulgarly, and now indeed legally, called, forms a sort of tail to Lake Champlain, when viewed on the map. Hence the name. [1831]
It was in this scene of strife and bloodshed, that the incidents we shall attempt to relate occurred, during the third year of the war which England and France last waged, for the possession of a country, that neither was destined to retain.
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- ASIN : 0140390243
- Publisher : Penguin Classics; Reprint edition (July 1, 1986)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780140390247
- ISBN-13 : 978-0140390247
- Lexile measure : 1210L
- Item Weight : 10.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,266,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,199 in Native American Literature (Books)
- #28,175 in Classic Literature & Fiction
- #55,952 in Literary Fiction (Books)
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There’s a lot more commentary about how the different tribes interact with one another and with the whites, be they French or English. The rhetoric can be rather cumbersome and it took me a good 40 pages to acquaint myself with the cadence and embellishments. Here’s an example of a single, extravagant sentence:
“The strong glare of thee fire fell full upon his sturdy, weather beaten countenance and forest attire, lending an air of romantic wildness to the aspect of an individual, who, seen b the sober light of day, would have exhibited the peculiarities of a man remarkable for the strangeness of his dress, the iron-like inflexibility of his frame, and the singular compound of a quick, vigilant sagacity*, and of exquisite simplicity, that by turns usurped the possession of his muscular features.”
Despite the reading being somewhat challenging, it was engaging. The plot is still dynamic and suspenseful. Despite the difficult and elaborate prose, it was rewarding and I was emotionally vested.
*Sagacity is apparently one of JFC’s favorite words.
The dignity with which the author portrayed the native American characters was surprising to me, given the time this book was written, but very much added to the depth of the story and each character.
I didn't think I was going to like this book, but I loved it and it will now be among my favorites.
I was wrong. This book was just as exciting as before and as I add it to my library of classics I am so glad that I get to enjoy important early American history once again.
I do look at the story with a completely different perspective as an older adult and with much more understanding of those early American settlers and also Native Americans.
I ask you to consider reading this classic once again and immerse yourself into a well written book
There is a character who seems almost totally unnecessary to the storyline, and that is the music master, David Gamut. In fact, I cannot help but think that the other men in company would be telling him to keep his mouth shut in the forest to avoid attracting the hostile element!
Then there was another scene when the evil Magua was in the control of Hawkeye and Heyward. All those two did was tie him up and gag him. Why didn't they kill him then and there? They knew his nature!
In short, I could go on and on, but about the only thing that book and the movie have in common is that Cora is the name of the older sister and Alice is the name of the younger sister. If you watch the movie with Daniel Day Lewis as Hawkeye, you will have a more enjoyable experience. However, if you use the movie as a source for a book report, the teacher will know right away that you didn’t read the book!
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