After the two completed school, Edward placed his considerable wealth under Temple’s control, while remaining a silent partner however, when the Revolutionary War broke out, they found themselves on opposite side of the conflict. Temple founded the town due to his connections with Edward Effingham, the son of the wealthy Major Oliver Effingham of the British Army. The story begins on Christmas Eve, 1793 as the widowed Temple is bringing his young daughter, Elizabeth, home to Templeton in a sleigh after completing her schooling in New York.
Much of the plot is devoted to the conflict between Leatherstocking and Templeton over law, as well as unravelling Oliver’s mysterious past. Oliver Edwards, who lives with Leatherstocking, is a brooding young man with a mysterious past and a grudge against Judge Temple. Judge Marmaduke Temple is the wealthy landowner, founder of Templeton, and its de facto leader, who attempts to grow civilization while respecting the environment. The protagonist is Nathaniel “Natty” Bumpo (or Leatherstocking), an elderly but extremely skilled woodsman who resents the encroachment of civilization on his home in nature.
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