Jim clapped Willie’s shoulder affectionately. “Good-bye, Willie. You stay with Colonel Clark and the Long-Knives and you’ll be all right. See you in June.”
Jim Long-Knife
By
FLORANCE WALTON TAYLOR
Illustrated by
DIRK GRINGHUIS
Boys and girls living at the time of our War of Independence, took an active part in that struggle. Out West, they not only fought the British, but the Indians as well. Kaskaskia and Vincennes were not just towns, but stood for hard battle and hard won victory.
Jim Hudson, named Jim Long-Knife by Chief Minnemung is a pioneer boy living in Kentucky. How he is separated from his parents, how he lives with the Indians, and how he fights alongside George Rogers Clark, is a story filled with suspense and courage. Jim has good friends, including the Indian boy Wahbunou, but it is his drum that, many times, keeps him from danger.
Shemolsea—Long-Knife is an important part of early western history—and Jim helped make it so.