The Last of the Mohicans: Civil Savagery and Savage Civility

by John P. McWilliams

Book Overview

James Fenimore Cooper's unique blend of historical romance and epic saga depicts the struggles between Europeans and colonists, Indians and whites, and nature and civilisation. John McWilliams presents a measured critical interpretation of The Last of the Mohicans' merits and failings and provides knowledge for evaluating the novel's factual accuracy, as well as its impact both in Cooper's time and in ours.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080578389X
• ISBN13: 9780805783896
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 131 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"