The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea Great Lakes. The sobriquet "The Pathfinder" was subsequently attached to explorer John C. Frémont. The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1840. It is the fourth novel Cooper wrote featuring Natty Bumppo, his fictitious frontier hero, and the third chronological episode of the "Leatherstocking Tales". The inland sea of the title is Lake Ontario. "The Pathfinder" was written 13 years after Natty Bumppo had ended his career in "The Prairie". Cooper had questioned the wisdom of reviving this hero, and he was at the
Tales of the Hasidim of the tales in the book (sometimes referred to as "The Early Masters") constitute mysticism. Buber intended to show how important a sense of community was to the Hasidim rather than expound dogma, although Chaim Potok remarked that Buber "romanticized" his subjects. Tales of the Hasidim Tales of the Hasidim is a book of collected tales by Martin Buber. It is based on stories—both written and spoken—based in the Hasidim. Buber wrote these tales based on the lore of the Baal Shem Tov. Many of the stories are parables passed down via both the written and spoken word. The work