The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna is one of the Leatherstocking Tales, a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. The Pioneers was first of these books to be published (1823), but the period of time covered by the book (principally 1793) makes it the fourth chronologically by story line. The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, each featuring the hero Natty Bumppo, otherwise known as Leatherstocking, Pathfinder, Deerslayer, or Hawkeye. ... James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851), was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Chronology is the science of locating events in time. ...

The story takes place on the rapidly advancing frontier of New York State and features a middle-aged Leatherstocking (Natty Bumppo) and Judge Marmaduke Temple, of Templeton, whose life parallels that of the author's father Judge William Cooper of Cooperstown. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, each featuring the hero Natty Bumppo, otherwise known as Leatherstocking, Pathfinder, Deerslayer, or Hawkeye. ... Judge William Cooper ( December 2, 1754 – December 22, 1809 ) was the founder of Cooperstown, New York and father of writer James Fenimore Cooper, who apparently used his father as the pattern for the Judge Marmaduke Temple character in the his book The Pioneers. ... Cooperstown is a village located in Otsego County, New York. ...

References

• James H. Pickering, Cooper's Otsego Heritage: The Sources of The Pioneers, 1979 (http://www.oneonta.edu/external/cooper/articles/suny/1979suny-pickering.html)