The Keepers of the Trail- A Story of the Great Woods

"The Keepers of the Trail" deals with an episode, hitherto unrelated, in the lives of Henry Ware, Paul Cotter, Shif"less Sol Hyde, Long Jim Hart, and Silent Tom Ross. In point of time it follows "The Forest Runners, and so, is the third volume of "Young Trailer" series. Great adventure stories based on truth. This is the third volume of the Young Trailers series.

Review: Although there may be too much conversation among the characters for contemporary tastes, I still found the book interesting and worthwhile reading for its evocation of the frontier experience, combining the joys of a virgin nature and the ever-present threat of Indian attack. Although Altsheler clearly sides with the Americans, he recognizes that the Indians were only attempting to preserve their land and way of life