... littered with contradictory tones and gross inaccuracies in terms of frontier life, but in spite of the aforementioned, Cooper manages to convey his over-used American roughrider, Hawkeye, as a genuine model for nineteenth-century gunslinger heroes. Also appreciable is the author's brief commentaries on racism, with a unique ... from one blood-splattered chase scene to another, it becomes clear that the author is interested more in gratuitous sensationalism than writing serious literature, as the quoting of Shakespeare might imply. That is not to say that the book is not exciting, quite...

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