The Life and Adventures of Kit Long Wolf

The Life and Adventures of Kit Long Wolf traces nearly four decades of the life of an early Irish immigrant and his adopted tribe. When the narrator, Kit, stows away on a ship bound for America at the age of fourteen, he is armed only with his own determination and the practical skills and education instilled in him by his grandfather. Striking off on his own he must rely on his wits and perseverance to survive.

When Kit is captured by a Native American hunting party led by Big Bear, they take him back to their village, believing his is big medicine. Mutual respect gradually develops as they learn from one another in the face of challenges both mundane and extraordinary, and Kit becomes blood brother to the tribe, eventually marrying the chief's daughter and becoming the medicine man as The Life and Adventures of Kit Long Wolf unfolds.