The Bears of Blue River [Paperback]

The Bears of Blue River describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. Little Balser lives with his parents, a younger brother, and a baby sister in a cozy log cabin on the bank of the Big Blue River. Although only thirteen or fourteen years old, he is quite familiar with the dangers and rigors of frontier life. As the story unfolds, the boy becomes lost in the forest, encounters the fierce one-eared bear, and is nearly caught by a bear as he dozes next to what he thinks is a bearskin. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life.

Chapter I
The Big Bear

Chapter II
How Balser got a Gun

Chapter III
Lost in a Forest

Chapter IV
The One-eared Bear

Chapter V
The Wolf Hunt

Chapter VI
Borrowed Fire

Chapter VII
The Fire Bear

Chapter VIII
The Black Gully

Chapter IX
On the Stroke of Nine

Chapter X
A Castle on Brandywine