content: I WAS SURPRISED BY THE HUMOR IN THIS BOOK ABOUT THE OREGON TRAIL. MOST OTHER BOOKS ON THIS TOPIC ARE VERY SERIOUS. I COULD NOT HELP BUT READ THE REST OF THE SERIES. THE FRANCIS TUCKET SERIES IS ABOUT FRANCIS TUCKET WHO IS KIDNAPPED BY PAWNEE INDIANS, AND RESCUED BY A ONE-ARMED MOUNTAIN MAN CALLED GRIMES. HE GOES ABOUT A WILD ADVENTURE WITH COMANCHEROS, MURDEROUS SOLDIERS, THIEVES, AND A BLOOD-THIRSTY PAWNEE NAMED BRAID. ON THE WAY HE MEETS UP WITH FRIENDS AND FINDS THE LONG LOST TREASURE OF A SPANISH CONQUISTADOR. THIS BOOK IS THE BEST BOOK ABOUT THE OREGON TRAIL THAT I HAVE READ. I GIVE IT TWO THUMBS UP AND A LITTLE MORE!