<P> The novel is primarily set in the upper New York wilderness , detailing the transport of the two daughters of Colonel Munro , Alice and Cora , to a safe destination at Fort William Henry . Among the caravan guarding the women are the frontiersman Natty Bumppo , Major Duncan Heyward , and the Indians Chingachgook and Uncas , the former of whom is the novel 's title character . These characters are sometimes seen as a microcosm of the budding American society , particularly with regard to their racial composition . </P>
<P> The novel is primarily set in the upper New York wilderness , detailing the transport of the two daughters of Colonel Munro , Alice and Cora , to a safe destination at Fort William Henry . Among the caravan guarding the women are the frontiersman Natty Bumppo , Major Duncan Heyward , and the Indians Chingachgook and Uncas , the former of whom is the novel 's title character . These characters are sometimes seen as a microcosm of the budding American society , particularly with regard to their racial composition . </P>
where does the last of the mohicans take place
where does the last of the mohicans take place
in the upper New York wilderness
in the upper New York wilderness