The Last of the Mohicans

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It adapted the historical novel to the American frontier, romanticizing the wilderness and the clash of cultures between European settlers and Native Americans.

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Set during the French and Indian War, it follows Hawkeye and his Mohican companions as they escort two British sisters through dangerous frontier territory.

↑Inherited from(1)

Waverley· 1814↑ open

Cooper applied Scott's romantic historical novel formula to the American frontier, idealizing both the landscape and its indigenous inhabitants.

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Lonesome Dove· 1985↓ open

McMurtry's novel, while set later, continues the tradition of romanticizing the American frontier and its archetypal figures, albeit with more grit.

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