The Pathfinder
James Fenimore Cooper · 1840
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Description
James Fenimore Cooper returned to Leatherstocking after a long break and published The Pathfinder in 1840. He set it on Lake Ontario during the Seven Years' War, when his hero is in his prime as a scout. Cooper had always insisted Natty needed a love story, and this is the volume that gives him one.
Natty, called Pathfinder for his unerring woodcraft, guides young Mabel Dunham to her father's island fort. He falls quietly in love with her, though a dashing rival and his own honest nature stand in the way. French and Indian attacks, a blockade, and a storm on the lake supply the action. Cooper's lake scenery is among his finest writing. The Pathfinder is the essential middle volume of the Leatherstocking Tales.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | James Fenimore Cooper |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1840 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 970 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg ebook #1880 |