The Pioneers

The Pioneers is a historical novel, published in 1823 The first published of the Leatherstocking Tales, a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. The Pioneers was the first written of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking series, featuring the character Natty Bumppo, a resourceful white American living in the woods. The story focuses on the evolution of the wilderness into a civilized community. The story takes place in the town of Тempleton, which is said to be modeled after Cooperstown, New York.