The Last of the Mohicans
Penguin Books
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Cooper's most famous chapter of the American past is illustrated with full color plates and black and white line drawings by James Daugherty. Organization of the color illustrations is confused and color is muddy. The patterned cloth binding is striking. (Kirkus Reviews)
Cooper's most enduringly popular novel combines heroism and romance with powerful criticism of the destruction of nature and tradition. Set against the French and Indian siege of Fort William Henry in 1757, The Last of the Mohicans recounts the story of two sisters, Cora and Alice Munro, daughters of the English commander, who are struggling to be reunited with their father. They are aided in their perilous journey by Hawk-eye, a frontier scout and his companions Chingachgook and Uncas, the only two survivors of the Mohican tribe. But their lives are endangered by the Mangua, the savage Indian traitor who captures the sisters, wanting Cora to be his squaw. In setting Indian against Indian and the brutal society of the white man against the civilization of the Mohican, Cooper, more than any author before or since, shaped the American sense of itself as a nation.
Nr. pagini: 415
ISBN: 9780140624311
Format: 11x18 cm
Editie: Brosata/Lucioasa
Limba: Engleza
Autori: James Fenimore Cooper
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