American History Through the Eyes of Radio Episode 34 Leatherstocking tales last of the Mohicans part 10. 1932

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still posing as medicine men, Hawkeye and major Duncan do their best to get Cora out of the Huron camp. They meet Ganga Cook, their Mohican friend in the woods who fills them in on where enemy camps are located. Now that Dunkin in Cora has a path to freedom, Hawkeye and Gingacook worry about how to Rescue Onka.

It won’t be easy, especially if the Indians discover the trick that has been played on them. Our heroes Then seek their halfwit friend, David, to see how he might help them. With Hawkeye continuing to play his part as a French doctor, getting in is the easy part.

Under the guise of casting a spell, the superstitious natives stand back and give Hawkeye the space he needs. The halfwit agrees to substitute himself for Onka, but only in the hopes he can sing his religious songs and convert the heathens. The deception doesn’t last long, and our heroes have to run for it.