The author makes it really clear that enormous cultural, social, and economic changes were occurring in the colonies dating from the French and Indian War. ... According to the author, we are still living through and developing the insights and consequences of the Revolution. ... The most interesting section of the book was the discussion of the French-Indian War or the "Seven Years War" and how it lead Great Britain to place an army on the frontier and to impose certain taxes to pay its cost. ... Even though the book is very good and simple for any general reader like me, there are a few t...

• Word Count: 700
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book begins innocently enough, with an introduction that tells us that the setting is the third year of the French and Indian War. The author's use of historical facts allows the reader to more vividly imagine what is being described, and allows Cooper to draw on the reader's knowledge of the French and Indian War. ... Between war, disease, and the eventual anti-Native American legislation during the Jackson era, c. 1830. ... English and French act as Cooper's "fallen languages". ... It is most simply that Cooper's Indians are unrealistic. ...

• Word Count: 1482
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate