Moccasin Trail (Puffin Newberry Library)

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Summary: A rewiew by a teenager
Review: 3-½ star This is an example of the typical tone of the passages contained within this book...
"The older Indian, hearing his name, bobbed his head and grinned. Jim felt disgust as he pushed out of his thicket and joined the group. Diggers were poor excuses for Indians. Look at them. Bandy legged, grinning like skinned coyotes, stinking of the fish they lived on."
The general linguistic style of the book is written to reflect the speech of the characters in the mid 1800's in Oregon with "ain't, wuth, gonna" and other terms used freely. Like many of the books of the genre, the story is written from the viewpoint of settlers. Indeed, the main character is a settler who has lived amongst the Native American's rather than an actual Native American. There are more current and dynamic books such as _Red Sky Ochre_ and _Cochtow Code_ for young adult level readers interested in fiction with well-developed protagonists who truly are Native American. Moccasin Trail is best left unread due to the fact that Jim is not a Native American but a white man. -

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Summary: Alert! Alert! Really Touching Book!
Review: Even though I had to read this book for class, I found myself really getting into the action and the emotions.
This book is about a trapper named Jim Keath. In the past Jim has run away from his family to satisfy his wanderlust. But lo and behold his is attacked by a grizzly and wakes up in a Crow ( kind of indian tribe )camp. There he learns the indians ways and forgets about the life of a white boy. But then he runs away from that camp too. ? years later a letter is delivered to him that tells of his long-last family. The letter basically
says " Jim come help us! " so he sets off to find his family. But every thing is not fine and dandy when he gets there. He has to learn how to trust his family and vice versa. What happens to Jim Keath? READ THE BOOK!

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Summary: Jim Keath: Indian or American
Review: Family drama and adventure combine in this realistic mid-1800's Oregon Country novel, Moccasin Trail. Main character Jim Keath is struggling to find his niche. He is undoubtedly the Michael Jackson of the 1800's, a white man impersonating an Absarokian Crow Indian. While Jim does not have the same dancing ability or plastic surgery, he inhibits keen beaver trapping and survival skills, not to mention the braids and moccasins, of a wild Native American.
Nine years before the scene of the story, Keath runs away from his family only to end up living with the Crows after a tragic accident on the trail occurs. He adapts to the tribe's culture and lifestyle before departing them as well to pursue in the art of beaver trapping.
Things start to become complicated when Jim somehow receives a letter of help from his family. Unsure of what to do, Jim must decide whether to follow the road he once walked upon or the path he is currently journeying across... Full of suspense, this story leaves you on the edge of your seat and begging for more, describing what times and life were like in good ol' Manifest Destiny.

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Summary: awesome book
Review: I thought this was an excellent book because it was so realistic.It shows what life was like for settlers in the Oregon Territory during the 1840's.If you are looking for an actfion packed, easy and quick read this is the book for you. :-)

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Summary: Moccasin Trail
Review: Moccasin Trail is a great book about a young trapper by the name of Jim Keath, who decides to follow the ways of his uncle and live with him. However, that dream was short-lived, for as he arrived at his uncle's camp, a large bear attacked him and Jim was badly hurt. He is saved from certain death by a group of Crow Indians, who treat him as one of their own. After six years of living with the Indians, Jim returns to his family to help them settle out West. The whole book tells of how Jim must reaccustom himself to the life of a white-man, and still keep the senses of an Indian so that he can help his family.

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Summary: Moccasin Trail
Review: The book I read is titled Moccasin Trail, it was written by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw. It is a book about a young man Jim Keath who was impressed by his uncle who a trapper. He is so interested by the ways of his uncle that he runs away from home to follow his uncle. Not only did he not let his parents know that he was following his uncle but he failed to let his uncle know as well. He finally makes himself known to his uncle and shortly after a bear attacks their camp. The bear pretty much mauls Jim. A group of Crow Indians finds him, takes him to their camp and proceed to treat him as one of their own. He runs away from them too to begin trapping, this is where the story begins. This book is a very good book it has a good story it has its happy, sad, funny, frustrating, and suspenseful moments. It is a book about the old west before the large amounts of settling actually took place. Almost the entire book is an adventure. From surrviving the harsh winter up on the Rocky Mountains pass to running for his life from a group of indians. It was a very good book the kind that you don¹t want to put down until you have finished reading it. I really enjoyed reading this book I found it to be extermely interesting and exciting. I have always been interested in adventure reading especially when it seem like it could be true. That is what was so great about this book, it could very easily have been a true story not like one of those science fiction adventures. I thought it was an excellent book and would recomend it to anyone who enjoys reading a good adventure book.

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Summary: English III Book Review
Review: The book I read is titled Moccasin Trail; it was written by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw. It is a book about a young man Jim Keath who was impressed by his uncle who was a trapper. He was so influenced by the ways of his uncle that he runs away from home to follow his uncle. Not only did he not let his parents know that he was following his uncle, but he failed to let his uncle know as well. He finally made himself known to his uncle and shortly afterward a bear attacked their camp. The bear mauled Jim. A group of Crow Indians found him, took him to their camp and proceeded to treat him as one of their own. He ran away from them too, to begin trapping; this is where the story begins. This book is a very good book; it has a good story. It has its happy, sad, funny, frustrating, and suspenseful moments. It is a book about the old west before large amounts of settling actually took place. Almost the entire book is an adventure, from surviving the harsh winter up on the Rocky Mountains pass to running for his life from a group of Indians. It was a very good book-the kind that you don¹t want to put down until you have finished reading it. I really enjoyed reading this book I found it to be extremely interesting and exciting. I have always been interested in adventure reading, especially when it seems as it could be true. That is what was so great about this book; it could very easily have been a true story not like one of those science fiction adventures. I thought it was an excellent book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading a good adventure book.