A historical adventure reminiscent of Sir Walter Scotts Waverley romances, Coopers novel centers on Harvey Birch, a common man wrongly suspected of being a spy for the British.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
El último mohicano pertenece a un ciclo de novelas dedicadas a la colonización norteamericana en las que el autor, James F. Cooper, da forma al héroe nacional, que se mueve por los principios de libertad y democracia, y que puede estar representado tanto por el hombre blanco como por los nativos. Un clasico de la literatura juvenil adaptado e ilustrado para que los lectores disfruten del relato y descubran una parte de la historia norteamericana.