James Fennimore Cooper's book The Last of the Mohicans is designed to entertain us the way that any novel would, for it is replete with entertaining characters and swashbuckling deeds. However, Cooper also wanted to do more than simply entertain his readers. He wanted to make them...

James Fenimore Cooper's Last of the Mohicans is considered to possibly be his best work. Last of the Mohicans was written in 1826 but takes place in 1757 during the French and Indian War. During this time of war, the French frequently allied themselves with Native American tribes to help get ...

Fort William Henry: The Savages Explored The massacre of Fort William Henry occurred in the year 1757, when France's Native American allies captured, tortured, or killed 308 surrendered English. The incident was brutal, it has been told and retold throughout history by an array of authors,...