About the book: year / This is the fourth book in the pentalogy of the American classic writer, dedicated to the adventures of the hunter Nathaniel Bumpo, nicknamed Leatherstocking. More than thirty years passed between the adventures recounted in The Pathfinder and the cruel trials that befell Leatherstocking in The Pioneers. Another plot point of the novel is the relationship between young people - Elizabeth Temple, the daughter of a judge, and Oliver Effingham, who have to overcome many obstacles on the path to happiness.