Kentucky Frontiersmen: The Adventures of Henry Ware, Hunter and Border Fighter

by Joseph Alexander Altsheler

The story of Henry Ware and his family who settle in Kain-tuck-ee, heart of the Indian hunting grounds

252 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1988

About the author

Joseph Alexander Altsheler was an American newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction. He was a prolific writer, and produced fifty-one novels and at least fifty-three short stories. Thirty-two of his novels were part of his seven series:

The Civil War Series (8 volumes)
The French and Indian War Series (6 volumes)
The Gold Series (2 volumes)
The Great West Series (2 volumes)
The Texan Series (3 volumes)
The World War Series (3 volumes)
The Young Trailers Series (8 volumes)

Although each of the thirty-two novels constitutes an independent story, Altsheler suggested a reading order for each series (i.e., he numbered the volumes). The remaining nineteen novels can be read in any order. [Note, however, that A Knight of Philadelphia was later expanded through the addition of nineteen chapters and some minor tweaks to become Mr. Altsheler's novel In Hostile Red.]

The short stories, of course, can be read in any order. However, some readers might prefer to read them in the order in which they were published. The short story list below is displayed in chronological order with the publication dates shown alongside the titles.

Reviews

[Erin Level · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars: Good read-aloud with kids, but had to edit some language on the fly. I thought if did a good job of capturing the spirit of early westward expansion and settler/Indian relations. He did wax poetic about the scenery, and to me that took a bit away from the storyline.

[Millie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My little brother choose this one for our summer reading list.