- Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (4 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192839896
- ISBN-13: 978-0192839893
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,690,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Pathfinder (1840), Cooper's most picturesque novel and the fourth of the five Leatherstocking Tales, is a naval story set on the Great Lakes of the 1750s. Fashioned from Cooper's own experience as midshipman on Lake Ontario in 1808-9, the novel revives Natty Bumppo - who had died in The Prairie - and casts him, with his friend, the Mohican chief Chingachgook, among Tuscarora and Iroquois Indians, and into conflicts over land and love. Natty's courtship of Mabel Denham aligns Cooper's interest in American history with his concern for social development. A stirring account of Europeans, Indians, and colonials on the American frontier, the novel is also a critique of Jacksonian democracy and a meditation on the course of American civilization. The Pathfinder is one of the richest novels of its day. Together with The Deerslayer (1841), it summarizes Cooper's evolving view of his culture, and stands as the culminating achievement of his literary career. The text of this edition is that established by Richard Dilworth Rust, and this volume includes both a new critical Introduction and a historical essay which places the novel in the context of the French and Indian War.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Style 4/5; Plot 2/5; Readability 4/5.
The fourth book written in the Leatherstocking Tales, but the third in the saga if yo're reading them in the order of the sequence of events they describe. This story is set after the events of "The Deerslayer" and "The Last of the Mohicans" but before those of "The Pioneers" and "The Prairie".
It is far less descriptive of the countryside and scenery than the preceeding two stories, with much more dialogue. This makes the pace of the narrative much faster and, as a consequence, much more readable. Much of the dialogue is taken up with the different characters discussing their own particular philosophy concerning the various situations they find themselves in. This in no way slows the pace but helps in building a mental picture of the characters.
Even though there were love-interests in the other two stories this episode is certainly the most romantic. Cooper takes a lot of liberties/artistic licence with the historical facts surrounding the setting of the story, and the plot is often predictable, although some of the things you see coming still take you by surprise, as they happen sooner than you expect them to. That said, it is an enjoyable read and my personal favourite of the saga so far.
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The Pathfinder is the third in the series of Leatherstocking Tales about Natty Bumpo (previously called Deerslayer as a young man and Hawkeye in The Last of the Mohicans). This time Natty is in middle age, no longer a young man but still a fit and vigorous one. His task is to guide the daughter of Sargeant Dunham as well as her uncle, Mabel Dunham and Captain Cap. He continues to guide for the British army during the seven years war. After surviving the first journey to bring young Mabel into the arms of her father he and his friend Jasper Western are told to see how the land lies in one of the "thousand islands" in Lake Ontario. Gradually he falls in love with Mabel although there is some understanding that Mabel has interest in the much younger Jasper. So, it is a tale of unrequited love and loss. It also turns around the story from Deerslayer where the young woman Judith had fallen for Natty although he did not love her. The wheel turns as they say and it is Natty's turn. The ending when Mabel decides for Jasper is heart breaking and well written. Not as powerful as The Last of the Mohicans but it still holds the reader. A good read.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Style 4/5; Plot 2/5; Readability 4/5.
This was the fourth book that Cooper wrote in the Leatherstocking Tales, but is actually the third in the saga if you are reading them in the chronological sequence of the events they describe, being set after the events of "The Deerslayer" and "The Last Last Of The Mohicans" but before the events described in "The Pioneers" and "The Prairie".
It is far less descriptive of the countryside and scenery than the two preceding stories, with much more dialogue. This gives a much faster pace to the narrative than the previous two, even though a lot of the discourse is based around the various characters discussing their own particular philosophies.
The plot takes a lot of liberties in respect of artistic licence regarding the historical setting of the story. It is also very predictable in places, although some of the things you can see coming still take you by surprise, as they happen sooner than you expect them to. In spite of this, as a story, it is very enjoyable and the faster pace of the narrative keeps you wanting to read the next chapter.
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