Frontiersman Natty Bomppo had already been introduced as an old man in The Pioneers (1823) here he appears in middle age, as Hawkeye, a scout working for the British, with two Delaware Native American companions, Chingachgook and his son, Uncas. Drawing heavily on the American genre of the Native American captivity narrative, he creates a template for much American popular fiction, particularly the western.

This is the “factual” event around which Cooper, the first internationally renowned American novelist, builds a compelling tale of wilderness adventure.

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Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Fenimore Cooper's epic adventure stars Michael Feast as Hawkeye, the American scout who lives with the American Indians while fighting for the British.ġ Hawkeye and the Mohicans set out to rescue Colonel Munro's daughters.Ģ Hawkeye, Major Heyward and the Mohicans set out in pursuit of Magua. Set amidst the struggle between the British and the French for control of North America, David Calcutt's two-part dramatisation of J. James Fenimore Cooper The Last of the Mohicans

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