{"product_id":"the-last-of-the-mohicans-paperback-1","title":"The Last of the Mohicans - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Fenimore Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn McWilliams\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second of Cooper's five Leatherstocking Tales, this is the one which has consistently captured the imagination of generations since it was first published in 1826. It's success lies partly in the historical role Cooper gives to his Indian characters, against the grain of accumulated racial hostility, and partly in his evocation of the wild beautiful landscapes of North America which the French and the British fought to control throughout the eighteenth century. At the center of the novel is the celebrated  Massacre' of British troops and their families by Indian allies of the French at Fort William Henry in 1757. Around this historical event, Cooper built a romantic fiction of captivity, sexuality, and heroism, in which the destiny of the Mohicans Chingachgook and his son Uncas is inseparable from the lives of Alice and Cora Munro and of Hawkeye the frontier scout. The controlled, elaborate writing gives natural pace to the violence of the novel's action: like the nature\u003cbr\u003ewhose plundering Copper laments, the books placid surfaces conceal inexplicable and deathly forces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Series: For over 100 years\u003cstrong\u003e Oxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.74 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754003300640,"sku":"9780199538195","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7bca34bbb68dde18115a0b6ea6b9eb6d.webp?v=1780031297","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-last-of-the-mohicans-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}