James Otis

On the Kentucky Frontier: A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West James Otis

In the history of our country there is no more thrilling story than that of the work done on the Mississippi River by a handful of frontiersmen. Mr. Otis takes the reader on that famous expedition from the arrival of Major Clarke's force at Corn Island, until Kaskaskia was captured. He relates that part of Simon Kenton's life history which is not usually touched upon by either the historian or the story teller. This is one of the most entertaining books for young people which was originally published in 1900,

James Otis (James Otis Kaler) (1848-1912), held various jobs, including journalist, editor, publicity man for the P. T. Barnum circus, and superintendent of schools of South Portland, Maine. While still a teenager worked on the Boston Journal. During his life, he was noted primarily for his authorship of books for children, including many on American history.