James Fenimore Cooper was inspired by a tale related to him by neighbor and family friend John Jay. It was more successful and became a bestseller; the setting of this Revolutionary War tale is widely believed to have been John Jay's family home "The Locusts" in Rye, New York. In 1823, Cooper published "The Pioneers", the first of the "Leatherstocking" series. The series features Natty Bumppo, a resourceful American woodsman at home with the Delaware Indians and their chief Chingachgook. Bumppo was also the main character of Cooper's most famous novel "The Last of the Mohicans" (1826), written in New York City where
The Pathfinder (1952 film) <br> Jay Silverheels ... Chingachgook <br> Walter Kingsford ... Col. Duncannon <br> Rodd Redwing ... Chief Arrowhead <br> Stephen Bekassy ... Col. Brasseau <br> Elena Verdugo ... Lokawa <br> Bruce Lester ... Capt. Clint Bradford <br> Chief Yowlachie ... Eagle Feather <br> John Hart ... French Sergeant <br> Lyle Talbot ... French Ship Captain <br> Edward Coch ... Uncas The Pathfinder (1952 film) The Pathfinder is a 1952 Technicolor adventure western film inspired by "The Pathfinder" by James Fenimore Cooper. Produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures the film stars George Montgomery. At the beginning of the French and Indian