Nathaniel “Natty” Bumppo is a fictional character and the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper’s pentalogy of novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Natty Bumppo, the child of white parents, grew up among Delaware Indians and was educated by Moravian Christians. In adulthood, he is a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, chiefly the long rifle. He is most often shown alongside his Mohican foster brother Chingachgook and nephew Uncas. The novels in the collection are as follows: The Deerslayer: The First War Path (1841) with story dates 1740–1755, The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (1826), The Pathfinder: The Inland Sea (1840) takes place from 1758–1759, The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna; A Descriptive Tale (1823) with a story date of 1793, and The Prairie: A Tale (1827) takes place in 1804. The tales recount significant events in Natty Bumppo’s life from 1740 to 1806. Before his appearance in The Deerslayer, Bumppo went by the aliases “Straight-Tongue”, “The Pigeon”, and the “Lap-Ear”. After obtaining his first rifle, he gained the sobriquet “Deerslayer”. He is subsequently known as “Hawkeye” and “La Longue Carabine” in The Last of the Mohicans, as “Pathfinder” in The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea, as “Leatherstocking” (from which the series’ title is drawn) in The Pioneers, and as “the trapper” in The Prairie.
Creators/Key ContributorsN. C. Wyeth, James Fenimore Cooper
First Appearance The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna; A Descriptive Tale (1823)
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Appearance List The Deerslayer: The First War Path (1841), The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (1826), The Pathfinder: The Inland Sea (1840), The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna; A Descriptive Tale (1823), The Prairie: A Tale (1827)
Description Nathaniel “Natty” Bumppo is a fictional character and the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper’s pentalogy of novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Natty Bumppo, the child of white parents, grew up among Delaware Indians and was educated by Moravian Christians. In adulthood, he is a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, chiefly the long rifle. He is most often shown alongside his Mohican foster brother Chingachgook and nephew Uncas. The novels in the collection are as follows: The Deerslayer: The First War Path (1841) with story dates 1740–1755, The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (1826), The Pathfinder: The Inland Sea (1840) takes place from 1758–1759, The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna; A Descriptive Tale (1823) with a story date of 1793, and The Prairie: A Tale (1827) takes place in 1804. The tales recount significant events in Natty Bumppo’s life from 1740 to 1806. Before his appearance in The Deerslayer, Bumppo went by the aliases “Straight-Tongue”, “The Pigeon”, and the “Lap-Ear”. After obtaining his first rifle, he gained the sobriquet “Deerslayer”. He is subsequently known as “Hawkeye” and “La Longue Carabine” in The Last of the Mohicans, as “Pathfinder” in The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea, as “Leatherstocking” (from which the series’ title is drawn) in The Pioneers, and as “the trapper” in The Prairie.
