Answer:

pathfinder

Answer	Crossword Clue
PATHFINDER	Byway seeker
PATHFINDER	"The ..": J.F. Cooper novel
PATHFINDER	Natty Bumppo.

PATHFINDER	Subject of a novel by Cooper.
PATHFINDER	Leatherstocking tale (with "The").
PATHFINDER	Cooper's Leatherstocking.
PATHFINDER	Bumppo