Old Hickory's Prisoner: A Tale of the Second War for Independence

Set during the War of 1812, this children's historical novel follows the story of Hubert Delaroche, who is too young to join the army, so he volunteers as a messenger. He is present as Commodore Decatur attempts to run a British blockade. Delaroche is forced to escape through the Cumberland Mountains to Tennessee, where he joins Andrew Jackson's army, and makes a new friend, a Shawnee named Blue Feather.