James Fenimore Cooper

The story takes place in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War, when France and Great Britain fought for control of the North American colonies. The French called on the help of the Native American tribes in their struggle against the British.

A founding father of American literature, James Fenimore Cooper was one of America's first professional novelists, and a pioneer of both the Western and the historical romance. Included here are his 1826 masterpiece;The Last of the Mohicans and his 1821 classic The Spy, widely considered the world's first espionage novel.