Here is the most famous of James Fenimore Cooper’s books about the exciting adventures of the brave white hunter and defender of the Indians, Nathaniel Bumppo—better known as Hawkeye, the Leatherstocking, Long Rifle, and Pathfinder.
The novel takes place in the midst of the Franco-Indian War. Bumppo and his Native American friends from the tribe of the Mohicans—Chingachgook and his son Uncas—take part in the rescue of two sisters, the daughters of a British commander.
A sharp, fast-developing plot, vivid images of noble and courageous heroes, engrossing descriptions of the distinct spiritual world and customs of Native tribes made Cooper’s novel one of the most popular adventure novels in the history of world literature.