The Boy Who Lived In A Tree

<P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify>David Christian is a twelve year old boy that lived in the Missouri Ozarks in the 1830's.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>He was orphaned when his father was killed in a tragic accident.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>After his home was taken from him by some unscrupulous people he and his dog Smokey set out on an impromptu journey to his uncles home near the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags /><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Buffalo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in <st1:State><st1:place>Arkansas</st1:place></st1:State>.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Unprepared for the winter trip they are trapped by a snowstorm and have to take shelter in a large hollow tree.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>The story details their struggle to survive the bitter cold and obtain the food and shelter they so desperately need.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>They survive the winter only to be captured by Indians.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>Their survival story is a true to life experience that teaches many survival skills that were common everyday events during the frontier days of the Ozarks.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office /><o:p></o:p></P>