Magua motives and plans. Later he kills Uncas. He himself is then killed by Chingachgook, the father of Uncas. Other film versions similarly alter the final outcome of the novel. Magua Magua is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the novel "The Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper. This historical novel is set at the time of the French and Indian War. A Huron Indian chief, he is also known by the French alias "Le Renard Subtil" ("The Wily Fox"). Magua is the enemy of Colonel Munro, the commandant of Fort William Henry, and attempts on several
Paul Fenimore Cooper adventures he encounters on a quest to the land of Troom; "Island of the Lost" (1961), a non-fiction account of the Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin, told within a "biography" of King William Island and the resident Eskimo; and "Dindle" (1964), a children's book about a dwarf who saves a kingdom from a dragon. "Tal" has had enduring popularity; it was reprinted in new editions in 1957 and 2001. Other sources: Paul Fenimore Cooper Paul Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1899 – January 20, 1970) was an American writer of children's books and non-fiction, some based on his travels. His