A review by gimpyknee
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

4.0

I understood that The Last of the Mohicans is considered by many to be the best of Cooper’s five Leatherstocking tales. It certainly is a very entertaining frontier (and romance) story. It’s a little difficult to believe that America’s first fictional hero was named Natty Bumppo. Hawkeye, Pathfinder, Deerslayer are understandable but Natty Bumppo? I doubt I will read any of the other books in this series - although I have a vague memory of reading The Deerslayer in my youth. I believe Alan Eckert’s “Winning of America” series of books are the finest writings of frontier America. A warning - they are very violent and not for the squeamish.