Johann Adam Hartmann year of birth, 1743 instead of 1748. The German sculptor Gernot Rumpf designed a fountain for the city of Edenkoben, which was completed in 1990. The Lederstrumpfbrunnen (lit. "Leatherstocking fountain") features three major statues of figures related to the Leatherstocking Tales, one of them is a statue of Hartmann/Bumpo displayed with a hunting rifle and a dog. Johann Adam Hartmann Johann Adam Hartmann (1748-1836) was a German born trapper and frontiersman in New York State. Some consider him as a possible inspiration for Natty Bumpo, the main character in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. Hartmann was born in Edenkoben, Palatinate
Journeys With Elijah: Eight Tales of the Prophet with Elijah makes a fine addition to folklore collections." "The Horn Book Magazine" called it an "eloquent collection." "Publishers Weekly" gave a starred review and wrote "Goldin imbues her well-paced tales with an irresistible sense of mystery and wonder. .. Pinkney's masterfully composed watercolor-pastel-and-pencil paintings have rarely looked better." The "New York Times" wrote "Children who are entertained and educated by these stories can be introduced to the more complicated details when they are older and ready to ponder why the same prophet who heard the "still, small voice" of God also found it necessary to slaughter the defeated disciples