Wetzel, the Scout; or, The Captives of the Wilderness

Description of book

This novel is set in the Ohio River valley where the Shawnee Indian tribe lived. It begins when Captain Parks angrily accuses his black slave, Pompey, of discharging a rifle. This has made Parks very angry and left Pompey very fearful. They are on their way to meet a flatboat that is sailing down the OhioRiver.