Number of books 5 | ||
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Books The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder - or The Inl, The Pioneers, The Prairie | ||
The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. Each novel features Natty Bumppo, known to European settlers as "Leatherstocking," "The Pathfinder," and "the trapper"; to Native Americans he is known as "Deerslayer," "La Longue Carabine" and "Hawkeye."
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Publication history
The "Story Dates" are derived from dates given in the tales, but do not necessarily correspond with the actual dates of the historical events described in the series. This may have been done for convenience's sake, for instance to avoid making Leatherstocking 100 years old when he traveled the Kansas plains in The Prairie.
The Natty Bumppo character is generally believed to have been inspired, at least in part, by the real-life Daniel Boone or the lesser known David Shipman.
Characters
In other media
Many depictions of Natty Bumppo and his adventures appear on film. Most used one of his nicknames, most often Hawkeye. In the 1992 film version of Last of the Mohicans, Hawkeye's name was changed from Bumppo to Poe. Bumppo is also featured in the comic book series Jack of Fables, along with Slue-Foot Sue, as trackers hired to capture other "Fables". In Alan Moore's graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Natty Bumppo is a member of the group assembled by Lemuel Gulliver alongside other literary characters including Dr Syn, Fanny Hill, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Orlando.