Leftherstocking Tales followed the successful formula of The Spy. Both Cooper and his public were fascinated by the Leather stacking e He was encouraged to write a series of books in which the entireNife of the frontier scout was gradually unfolded. The Last of the Mohicans (1826) takes the reader back to the French and Indian wars. In this book Cooper managed to portray the romantic w of American Indians and compare them to epic Celtic heroes. I