The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Cooper, James Fenimore (1789–1851).

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"The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea" by James Fenimore Cooper is a historical novel published in 1840. The fourth book featuring frontier hero Natty Bumppo, it follows the Pathfinder as he guides a young woman through dangerous wilderness around Lake Ontario. For the first time in the series, Natty experiences romantic love when he falls for nineteen-year-old Mabel Dunham. This tests his simple, honest nature as he faces the tension between domestic life and his true home in the wild.

Book and edition facts

• Title: The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea
• Author credits: Cooper, James Fenimore (1789–1851)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Bumppo, Natty (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
• Historical fiction
• Indians of North America -- Fiction
• Love stories
• Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Fiction
• United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Fiction
• War stories

Gutenberg collections

• Category: Adventure
• Category: American Literature
• Category: Novels
• Harvard Classics

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