CHARLES MAJOR was born in Indianapolis in 1856. He became a lawyer and remained in Indiana but also became a major turn-of-the-century literary figure. The author of numerous books, he is best known for When Knighthood Was in Flower and The Bears of Blue River.

• I. By the FiresideII. The Wolves and the Powder KegIII. Wyandotte, the IndianIV. A Bear Fight in a SnowdriftV. Lost in the WoodsVI. The Story of Blue VioletVII. The Flood and the Mother BearVIII. Lost in the CaveIX. The Robbers in the SwampX. A Christmas Dinner in the WoodsXI. Wyandotte Once MoreXII. Search for the Treasure