"Zeb Pike, Boy Traveler" by Augusta Stevenson (Childhood of Famous Americans Series)

A dramatized story of the childhood of one of the greatest explorers of the interior continent of North America, with moral lessons written smoothly into the tale.

The entire series is designed to foster an interest in history by making it personal to young readers. They get to 'see' historic times and events through the eyes of someone their own age and watch as the heroes grow into the famous Americans they came to be.