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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (1826) is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America using Native American allies. The novel is set primarily in the upper New York wilderness. Among a caravan guarding two women are the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, Major Duncan Heyward, and the Native Americans Chingachgook and Uncas, the former of whom is the novel's title character.

"The Last of the Mohicans" is a historical novel set during the Seven Years' War, when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. It is striking, suspenseful and fast-paced, and has been widely considered the first Great American Novel. James Fenimore Cooper's classic follows an intrepid group of frontiersmen and Native Americans as they navigate the rugged terrain of both the landscape and their racial differences, striving together to deliver Colonel Munro's two daughters to safety.

Die Gestalt des Einzelgängers Natty Bumppo, genannt Lederstrumpf, steht für den vorbildhaften Frontiersman der amerikanischen Pionierzeit...

Waldläufer Natty Bumppo, auch "Lederstrumpf" genannt, kann in letzter Sekunde einem Überfall der Irokesen entkommen, doch seine Gefährten geraten in Gefangenschaft. Zusammen mit Chingachgook, dessen geliebte Wah-ta-Wah ebenfalls von den Irokesen entführt wurde, macht er sich auf, die Gefangenen zu befreien.

Als der junge Offizier Heyward die beiden Töchter des Kommandanten ins Fort bringen soll, wir der von dem Waldläufer Natty Bumppo und seinem Freund Chingachgook vor einem Hinterhalt der Indianer gewarnt. So gelangen sie sicher zum Fort, doch dann werden die Mädchen von Indianern entführt. Natty und Chingachgook versuchen sie zu retten.

A story of a well-reputed crew who is faced with repelling the efforts of a group of pirates. Teamwork would win the day, and the narrative of the moment by moment skirmish makes for a delightful tale from a classic author. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

Here are eight stories from master American writers of the 19th century. They vary from sinister tales by Ambrose Bierce - why is that window boarded up? - and a reflective moment in the life of a woman without children, but forced to look after children, to classic short stories by O. Henry and Stephen Crane. There is even an elegiac description of an eclipse by James Fenimore Cooper, author of The Last of the Mohicans.

In danger of Indian raids at all times, a small party of colonial Americans flee before the British and their Indian allies during the French and Indian wars. Hawkeye, the scout, is the great figure in this classic story; the climax comes in the tragic encounter between two rival Indians, Magwa and Uncas, the last Mohican chief.

"The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale" is a historical novel, the first published of the "Leatherstocking Tales", a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. While "The Pioneers" was published in 1823, before any of the other "Leatherstocking Tales", the period it covers makes it the fourth chronologically.

"The Last of the Mohicans" tells the story of Cora and Alice Munro, struggling to be reunited with their father, an English commander...

Across north-eastern America the armies of Britain and France struggle for ascendancy. Their conflict, however, overlays older struggles between nations of Native Americans for possession of the same lands and between the native peoples and white colonisers. Through these layers of conflict Cooper threads a thrilling narrative, in which Cora and Alice Munro, daughters of a British commander on the front line of the colonial war, attempt to join their father.

This is a story from the More Classic American Short Stories collection.

This historical adventure with a hint of romance takes place during the American Revolution, when a man, only known as Mr. Harper, requests shelter at The Locusts during a storm. When another unknown stranger appears in want of shelter, Mr. Harper, and the Locust family, become quite suspicious. As the battle between the Patriots and the British is fought in their midst, an internal struggle occurs in the house of one family.

France and Great Britain are waging a fierce war for the control of the North American colonies. Cora and Alice Munro are two sisters who travel through the forest to visit their father - Colonel Munro. Major Duncan Heyward and an Indian named Magua escort the two girls. However, unbeknownst to them, many dangers are lurking in the forest and stand reading to strike unsuspecting travellers.

Der Wildtöter, englischer Originaltitel „The Deerslayer, or The First War Path“, ist ein 1841 veröffentlichter Abenteuerroman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851). Der Wildtöter erschien als letzter Band des fünfteiligen Lederstrumpf-Zyklus. Im chronologischen Handlungsablauf der Serie bildet der Roman den ersten Band. Ebenfalls 1841 erschienen die ersten beiden deutschsprachigen Ausgaben des Romans, übersetzt von Gustav Pfizer und von Otto von Czarnowski. Als Buchtitel wählte Pfizer „Der Wildtöter“.

The Last of the Mohicans is an epic novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826. It was one of the most popular English-language novels of its time, and helped establish Cooper as one of the first world-famous American writers.The story takes place in 1757 during the French and Indian War, when France and Great Britain battled for control of the American and Canadian colonies. During this war, the French often allied themselves with Native American tribes in order to gain an advantage over the British, with unpredictable and often tragic results.View our full collection of ...

Poslední Mohykán, nejznámější Cooperova kniha, napsaná před zhruba dvěma stovkami let, se vrací do doby, kdy se okolo Velkých jezer potulovaly poslední indiáni, původně osídlujících východní pobřeží Severní Ameriky. Samostatný díl slavné pentalogie o zálesákovi Kožené punčoše se odehrává v době bojů mezi Anglií a Francií na americkém kontinentu. Cooper zde líčí osudy dcer plukovníka Munroa, které se snaží dostat za svým otcem do pevnosti William Henry. Stanou se však zajatkyněmi indiána Maguy. Po jejich stopách se vydají zálesák Sokolí oko a dva Mohykáni – Čingačgúk a jeho syn Unkas, poslední svého rodu, aby obě dívky zachránili.

"Der Wildtöter" - ein spannendes Abenteuerhörspiel von Frank Straass nach dem Roman von James Fenimore Cooper (Teil 1 der "Lederstrumpf"-Reihe).

"Der letzte Mohikaner" - ein spannendes Abenteuerhörspiel von Frank Straass nach dem Roman von James Fenimore Cooper (Teil 2 der "Lederstrumpf"-Reihe).

"Die Ansiedler" - Hörspiel von Kurt Stephan nach der gleichnamigen Erzählung von James F. Cooper (Teil 3 der "Lederstrumpf"-Reihe).