An illustration from 1896 edition of
James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. Set during the
French and Indian War, the novel details the transport of two young women to
Fort William Henry. Among the caravan guarding the women are the frontiersman
Natty Bumppo, the Major Duncan Heyward, and the Indians
Chingachgook and Uncas. In this scene, Bumppo (disguised as a bear) fights against the novel's villain,
Magua, as two of his compatriots look on.Illustration: Frank T. Merrill; restoration:
Chris Woodrich
An illustration from 1896 edition of
James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. Set during the
French and Indian War, the novel details the transport of two young women to
Fort William Henry. Among the caravan guarding the women are the frontiersman
Natty Bumppo, the Major Duncan Heyward, and the Indians
Chingachgook and Uncas. In this scene, Bumppo (disguised as a bear) fights against the novel's villain,
Magua, as two of his compatriots look on.Illustration: Frank T. Merrill; restoration:
Chris Woodrich