The Bears of Blue River describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. Little Balser lives with his parents, a younger brother, and a baby sister in a cozy log cabin on the bank of the Big Blue River. Although only thirteen or fourteen years old, he is quite familiar with the dangers and rigors of frontier life. As the story unfolds, the boy becomes lost in the forest, encounters the fierce one-eared bear, and is nearly caught by a bear as he dozes next to what he thinks is a bearskin. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life.
- ISBN10 0253203309
- ISBN13 9780253203304
- Publish Date 22 September 1984
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 March 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Indiana University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 288
- Language English