
ABANDONED ON THE WILD FRONTIERIntroducing Peter CartwrightGilbert Hamilton is left alone on the frontier when his father is killed, and his mother is kidnapped by Sauk Indians during the War of 1812. The orphaned boy is taken to Kentucky to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt...

His friendship with Peter Cartwright, a Methodist circuit-rider evangelist, enables 13-year-old Gil to pursue his dream of locating his mother who was kidnapped by the Sauk Indians during the War of 1812.