The Bears of Blue River

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Charles Major

Summary

Describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Major, Major Charles
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1984
• EAN: 9780253203304
• ISBN: 978-0-253-20330-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 203 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Series: Library of Indiana Classics (P; Library of Indiana Classics; Library of Indiana Classics (P; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature