The Pathfinder.
COOPER, James Fenimore.
The Pathfinder.
"Patience is the greatest of virtues in a woodsman": The Heritage Press Edition of James Fenimore Cooper's The Pathfinder
New York: The Heritage Press, 1965.
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The Heritage Press edition of the sequel to the ‘The Last of the Mohicans.’ Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morrell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece and title page vignette, with color illustrations throughout. In near fine condition. Introduction by Robert E. Spiller. Illustrations by Richard M. Powers.
James Fenimore Cooper did not begin his literary career until the age of 30, when his wife, also a writer, challenged his claim with a wager that he could produce a better novel than the one she had been reading. Although his first book, Precaution, published anonymously, was not a huge success, he, of course, went on to be one of the most popular 19th-century American authors, and his work was admired greatly throughout the world. Many consider him to be the first true American novelist. The Pathfinder (1840) is the third published novel in the Leatherstocking Tales series and continues the adventures of Natty Bumppo, also known as Pathfinder. Set during the French and Indian War, the novel blends historical romance with frontier adventure. The story centers on Pathfinder’s mission to escort a young woman, Mabel Dunham, and her father to a remote military outpost, navigating both the dangers of the natural landscape and the threat of betrayal from within the British ranks.
