#177 in Historical fiction
The Last of the Mohicans
- 423
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Film 1992 +11
- On screen
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Our view
Of Cooper’s five “Leatherstocking Tales”, “The Last of the Mohicans” is the best known: a frontier adventure set in the war for North America. The year is 1757; France and Britain are fighting over the continent, and each side leans on Native American allies. Second in the cycle and over four hundred pages long, it suits readers who like their adventure rooted in history.
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About the book
The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is an 1826 historical romance novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel; its prequel, The Deerslayer, was published a year after The Pathfinder. The Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War, when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. During this war, both the French and the British used Native American allies, but the French were particularly dependent on Indigenous forces since they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier areas by the British. Specifically, the events of the novel are set immediately before, during, and after the Siege of Fort William Henry.
Reading order · Leatherstocking Tales
Full order & progress →- The Deerslayer
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7.47.4 / 10 - The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea
–Not ranked yet - The Pioneers
–Not ranked yet - The Prairie
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On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 12 times — from 1909 to 1992.
- FilmThe Last of the MohicansIMDb
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- Short filmLeather StockingIMDb
- FilmFall of the MohicansIMDb
- FilmThe Last TomahawkIMDb
- FilmThe Last of the MohicansIMDb
- TV filmThe Last of the MohicansIMDb
- FilmThe Deerslayer and ChingachgookIMDb
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- SeriesThe Last of the MohicansIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.7 across 121 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.2 | 20 | 17% |
| Hardcover | 6.6 | 101 | 84% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Last of the Mohicans?
It has 423 pages — longer than 51% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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