Jim Long-Knife

"Jim Long-Knife" by Florance Walton Taylor is a historical fiction story taking place during the American Revolutionary War, following the life of young Jim Hudson as he faces the trials of living on the Kentucky frontier in 1777. Exploring the themes of survival and cultural relations, the story reveals the hardships faced by settlers amidst conflicts with local Native American tribes through Jim's family's experiences. When the Hudsons discover a young Indian boy, Wahbunou, it creates both compassion and strain between them and the neighboring tribes. As Jim's family deals with the struggles of frontier life, including the threats from hostile tribes and their aspirations of owning land, readers witness Jim's courage in the face of hardship, setting the stage for a story of friendship and a search for identity within the backdrop of a chaotic American frontier.