The Pathfinder (Originally published 1841) (Book 3 of 5 in the Leatherstocking Tales, the sequel to The Last of the Mohicans) Novel's Timeline: 1750s Sent on a secret mission to a British fortress hidden in Canada, the Pathfinder, a.k.a. Hawkeye, and Deerslayer Natty Bumppo must protect Mabel Dunham and root out a devious traitor. Along the way, Pathfinder survives a storm on the lake, battles Iroquois, and navigates over a waterfall in a birch-bark canoe. Pathfinder, Mabel and a lake captain named Jasper Western are meanwhile involved in a love triangle. While Mabel's father would like her to marry Pathfinder, she is attracted to handsome Jasper.