Historical novel, part of the Young Trailers series. According to the original publisher, in the Young Trailers Series, "two boys, Henry Ware and Paul Cotter, and three scouts are the chief characters in these books dealing with frontier life and adventures with the Indians about the time of the Revolutionary War. Each story is complete in itself, full of excitement, and historically accurate." And in this book, "The Indians at length determine to destroy the boys and their friends. In the struggle the boys call into play all their lore of the woods." According to Wikipedia, "Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 - June 5, 1919), was an American author of popular juvenile historical fiction."