ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Orphaned in the Northwest Territory, Billy Cain must learn to survive on his own. He makes a pair of unlikely friends and earns respect by saving a doomed cattle drive from hostile Indians at Jeopardy Pass.

Billy Cain helps a stranded trapper from freezing to death in the wilds of the Northwest Territory. Jeremiah Peppers pays him back by stealing Clayton Maxwell's beloved thoroughbred, Blackjack.

The hero from the Battle of Fallen Timbers joins Billy Cain and his friend, Quingus, on a quest to recover Blackjack. The rugged Ohio Country doesn't make the task easy but they get the help of an Ottawa family..