<P> It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences . The Pathfinder , published 14 years later in 1840 , is its sequel . The Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757 , during the French and Indian War ( the Seven Years ' War ) , when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America . During this war , both the French and the British used Native American allies , but the French were particularly dependent , as they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier areas by the more numerous British colonists . </P>
<P> It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences . The Pathfinder , published 14 years later in 1840 , is its sequel . The Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757 , during the French and Indian War ( the Seven Years ' War ) , when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America . During this war , both the French and the British used Native American allies , but the French were particularly dependent , as they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier areas by the more numerous British colonists . </P>
when did the last of the mohicans take place
when did the last of the mohicans take place
set in 1757
set in 1757