The Pathfinder
- First published
- 1840
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Historical fiction
- Indians of North America
- War stories
- United States
- Love stories
- Frontier and pioneer life
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1880. The Pathfinder on Wikipedia.
