Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations x
4. Acknowledgments xii
5. A Note about the Text xiii
6. List of Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction 1
8. Foreword. 21
9. Chapter 1. The Reader Makes the Acquaintance of Four Worthy Fellows and Learns More about Their Circumstances 23
10. Chapter 2. Several New Persons Make Their Appearance on the Stage. Wonderful Hunting Adventure of “The Little Man.” 39
11. Chapter 3. The Indian and the Methodist. – An Invitation to a Wedding 49
12. Chapter 4. The Regulators. – Squabble and Struggle 61
13. Chapter 5. Brown and Marion 69
14. Chapter 6. Bear Baiting. – The Strange Discovery. – The Indian’s Ingenuity 81
15. Chapter 7. Two Genuine Backwoodsmen. – Bahrens’ and Harper’s Stories 95
16. Chapter 8. Morning in the Log Cabin. – Searching for the Traces of Blood Found the Previous Evening. – Assowaum Dives for the Corpse 107
17. Chapter 9. Th e Gang of Four Negotiates a Business Matter. – Rowson’s Righteous Indignation at the Murder, and Marion’s Weakness 115
18. Chapter 10. The Sheriff ’s Election in Pettyville. – A Lack of Rosin. The Pursuers Are on the Trail 121
19. Chapter 11. Assowaum, the “Feathered Arrow,” and His Squaw. – Weston and Cotton Impatiently Await Their Comrades 137
20. Chapter 12. The Horse Thieves’ Trick. – The Surprise. – Alapaha and Rowson 145
21. Chapter 13. The Preacher Unmasked by the Indian Woman. – Th e Successful Escape 153
22. Chapter 14. Brown on His Way Home. – The Mysterious Meeting. – The Indian. – The Old Farmer. – A Canoe Trip 161
23. Chapter 15. The Prayer Meeting. – The Terrible Message 175
24. Chapter 16. The Deathwatch 187
25. Chapter 17. The Burial of the Indian Woman 195
26. Chapter 18. Roberts’ Adventure on the Panther Hunt. – The Water Party 203
27. Chapter 19. Harper’s Dwelling. – Cook’s Account of the Pursuit of the Horse Thieves. – Harper’s and Bahrens’ Wonderful Tales 211
28. Chapter 20. Rowson at Roberts’. – Assowaum 221
29. Chapter 21. Wilson’s Confessions. – The Beautiful Washerwoman. – An Arkansas Cradle. – The Retreat 229
30. Chapter 22. Atkins’ Dwelling. – The Strange Visit. – The Password 239
31. Chapter 23. A Gang of Criminals. – Unexpected Guests. – Th e New Scheme 251
32. Chapter 24. The Pioneer Family. – The New Regulator Sets a Trap for Himself 265
33. Chapter 25. Harper and Marion. – Ellen’s Arrival at Roberts’ 275
34. Chapter 26. The Regulators’ Meeting. – Jones Finds Himself in a Most Unpleasant Position. – Cunning versus Cunning 281
35. Chapter 27. The Return from the Meeting 295
36. Chapter 28. The Indian on Johnson’s Trail 303
37. Chapter 29. Rowson at Roberts’. – The Turkey Hunt. – Ellen and Marion. 315
38. Chapter 30. The Ambush 325
39. Chapter 31. The Company of Ladies. – Account of Various Children’s Illnesses, Related for the Consolation of the Mother. – The Surprise 333
40. Chapter 32. The Cross Oak 345
41. Chapter 33. The Criminal Unmasked 351
42. Chapter 34. The Siege 357
43. Chapter 35. Ruse and Counter-Ruse. – The Assault. – Indian and Methodist 369
44. Chapter 36. The Court of the Regulators 383
45. Chapter 37. Roberts’ House 395
46. Chapter 38. The Revenge of the “Feathered Arrow.” 399
47. Chapter 39. Coda 403
48. Selected Bibliography 409