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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.2 EAN: 9780873953603 ISBN: 0873953606 Label: State Univ of New York Pr Manufacturer: State Univ of New York Pr Number Of Pages: 569 Publication Date: 1981-04 Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr Studio: State Univ of New York Pr Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Cooper undertakes a "hazardous experiment" of resurrecting one of his most popular characters, for he had killed off Bumppo in his previous incarnation. This book is noted as a classic account of the American wilderness. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Leatherstocking Tales: The PathfinderThe third book (chronologically) in the Leatherstocking series was, like 'The Deerslayer,' written late in Cooper's career. Timewise, 'The Pathfinder' appears to take place only a few years after 'The Last of the Mohicans,' although Cooper's overt chronology doesn't quite add up. Although 'The Pathfinder' has a promising premise, Cooper's plotting is seriously off-track. After rescuing this novel's 'heroine' (Mabel) from the Mingos, Chingachgook vanishes and Natty is stuck playing a ... Read More Rating: - Cooper?This book was as boring as clipping my dog's toenails. It has no invention, no creativity, and it's crass stupidities are passed on as "the delicate art of the forest." Delicate art of the forest my Aunt Fanny! The book's style is set forth in an implausible way. For example, when the males are all shooting at a stupid tree-more specifically, a nail head in the tree-Cooper sets the nail about a 100 yards away! And yet everyone seems to see this nail and shoot at it. That's about the size of a house ... Read More Rating:  - Upon the inland sea...........In the fourth installment of the Leatherstocking Tales, Cooper introduces a nautical theme upon the surface and along the shores of Lake Ontario. The Pathfinder is ultimately a love story tinged with the conspiracy of treason, though it takes no extra-sensory perception to uncover the traitor long before he is exposed in the book. Cap, a grizzled saltwater veteran, accompanies his niece to visit her father stationed at the British outpost of Fort Oswego, NY. Once there, the two become embroiled ... Read More Rating: - A good adventureIn this, the third Leatherstocking tale chronologically (after Deerslayer and Last of the Mohicans), James Fenimore Cooper takes us, once again, to his vision of pure, unadultered, nature. Once again he weaves a tale around his ideas of morality, race, and religion. This time around Leatherstocking (known here as Pathfinder) is the pursuer of love, whereas before (in Deerslayer) he was the pursued. These three books are the only ones that I have read to this point, and it is true that ... Read More Rating: - Exciting TaleI originally wanted to read the Last of the Mohicans because of the very enjoyable movie but I picked up this book and chose to read it first. I do not regret my decision. I was unaware when I began reading this book in the Leatherstocking series that it was not the first book in the series. A reader who has not read other books in the series can feel confident that they won't feel lost if they start reading this book. The book portrays very detailed images of the forests, lakes, rivers, and ... Read More 
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