Far past the frontier

"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.