Fort William Henry: The Savages Explored The massacre of Fort William Henry occurred in the year 1757, when France’s Native American allies captured, tortured, or killed 308 surrendered English. The incident was brutal, it has been told and retold throughout history by an array of authors, historians, and media agencies. Although every re-telling of the massacre has inevitable variations, the writings of James Fenimore Cooper and Francis Parkman, and the Hollywood film “The Last of the …showed first 75 words of 856 total…

…showed last 75 words of 856 total…by demonstrating the inferiority and savagery of the Indians. However, nobility and accuracy are not always synonymous, and as Professor Vickers states frequently “we can only interpret the past, because none of us were there to experience it”. Bibliography The last of the Mohicans, or A narrative of 1757; by James Fenimore Cooper; GP Putnam and sons, New york: 1960 Montcalme and Wolfe, france and england in north america. By Francis Parkman Little Brown and company Boston:1902