Episode 2 of 3
Conception of the Novel
- When
- 1825
- Where
- Adirondack Mountains
Cooper conceived the idea for the book in 1825 while visiting the Adirondack Mountains; the party also passed through the Catskills.
According to Susan Fenimore Cooper, Cooper first conceived the idea for the book while visiting the Adirondack Mountains in 1825 with a party of English gentlemen. In a separate account, the party passed through the Catskills, an area with which Cooper was already familiar; the passages describe these as distinct locations.
Sources
- The Last of the Mohicans Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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