The Last of the Mohicans (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: James Fenimore Cooper
- First Published: 1826
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: 1757
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Colonies or colonization, Love or romance, Interracial relationships, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Native Americans or American Indians, Eighteenth century, Revenge, Soldiers, Massacres, Prisoners of war, Tracking or trailing, Battles, Frontier or pioneer life, Fortresses
- Locales: New York
Places Discussed
*Fort William Henry. Defensive fortification built by the British in the fall of 1756, in the midst of the French and Indian Wars. The fort was a strategic part of the British attempt to penetrate French territory. The fort was at the southern end of Lake George just west of the Hudson River and was on the important Hudson River-Lake Champlain waterway. The fort survived the first French and Native American attack against it in March, 1757. James Fenimore Cooper uses the war to create a realistic setting for his narrative. The setting for this adventure is...
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