by James Fenimore Cooper; introduction by Wayne Franklin
Cambridge Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press
2015
XXXVI, 558 Seiten
The John Harvard Library
The text in this volume is from the writings of James Fenimore Cooper, edited by James P. Elliott, Chief Textual Editor, sponsored by Clark University and the American Antiquarian Society, assisted by the Program for Editions of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and published by The State University of New York Press. Copyright 1981 by State University of New York. Special content for The John Harvard Library edition copyright 2015 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College--Title page verso
Wayne Franklin's introduction to The Pathfinder describes the personal and financial circumstances that led James Fenimore Cooper to the resurrection of his most popular character, underscoring the author's aim to offer Natty Bumppo as a "Pathfinder" for a nation he feared had lost its moral bearings.
Bumppo, Natty (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Fiction.
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by James Fenimore Cooper; introduction by Wayne Franklin