The Last of the Mohicans - Large Print Author:James Fenimore Cooper It is the summer of 1757, in the thick of the French and Indian War. Cora and Alice Munro are riding through the wilderness to besieged Fort Henry, where their father is commander of the British forces. Traveling with their party is Major Duncan Heyward and Magua, their Huron Indian scout. They meet up with Hawkeye who agrees to escort them, the... more »n the historic tale begins.« less