Jim Long-Knife

In the summer of 1777 a young boy named Jim helps his parents tend a thriving Kentucky farm, a rare oasis of calm amid relentless frontier threats. His mother watches the woods with a rifle, his father clears land, and the family’s crop of melons, turnips and corn promises a hard‑won winter. Their routine is a fragile balance of hope and vigilance, set against a backdrop of whispered rumors about hostile Indian raids.

One afternoon the Hudsons hear a low groan drifting through the brush and discover a wounded Indian child tangled in vines, beside a tame horse. Despite fear of a possible trap, they decide to bring the boy and the animal back to their cabin, improvising first aid and a makeshift splint. The unexpected rescue forces the family to confront questions of mercy, trust, and survival on the edge of the wilderness.