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the oak openings
james fenimore cooper was a 19th century writer known for his historical romances and stories of the sea . his leatherstocking tales including the novel the last of the mohicans are his best known works . oak openings is set in 1812 on the prairie of michigan . four men meet two of whom are indians . they help the beekeeper gather honey . at dinner one of the men tells of the start of the war . when the two white men start back to the settlement with the honey they find one of the indians shot and scalped . from this point the novel is full of adventure and action .