Far past the frontier

the long version

"This is the exciting story of Ree Kingdom and John Jerome, two courageous lads who start out from their Connecticut homes in 1790 on a perilous trip through the forests to live with the Indians in the Ohio River Valley, and trade with them. The journey is packed with unusual adventures, and not a little danger. When they finally reach the chosen territory, the veteran frontiersman, Tom Fish, helps them to find suitable location for a cabin near a Delaware village. Fishing Bird whose life Ree saves, becomes a staunch and loyal friend to the youthful pioneers, and in turn he saves the lives of young "Long Knives," as the Indian call Ree and John"--Dust jkt.