In these novels, Cooper introduces Natty Bumppo, the central character, who embodies the spirit of the frontier in The deerslayer, The Prairie, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, and The Pioneers." ... After The Deer Slayer, Natty Bumppo is seen in The Last of the Mohicans. In this novel, Natty is called Hawkeye because of his ties to the Mohicans. ... Natty was adopted by a native and also adopted a Mohican himself. ... "In the third and last of the Indiana saga, The Last Crusade, we learn how young Indy first developed a taste for adventure and his life long fear of snakes. ...

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