Exploits of Daniel Boone #3 (1956)

Daniel Boone and his friend Sam are sent to scout ahead for a colonial army led by the arrogant Colonel Jonas, who dismisses their warnings about an approaching Indian war party. When the troops are lured into a deadly ambush and flee in panic, Boone leads the survivors to a remote grove on the prairie—a last stand known as the Island of Doom—where they must hold out against overwhelming odds.

When Jemima Boone and her friends take a picnic canoe ride on a July day in 1776, their carefree outing turns dangerous when a passing Shawnee war party captures them. Daniel Boone, alerted by the drifting canoe and signs left by the girls, leads a stealthy nighttime rescue mission to free them before the Indians can move them deeper into the wilderness.

Daniel Boone, burdened by the loss of supplies entrusted to him by his neighbors, sets out with companion Sam Esty on a perilous journey to reclaim their lost honor by trapping beaver to repay them. As they navigate the dangers of Indian country, evading ambushes and surviving harsh conditions, the two men push their endurance to the limit, determined to make good on their promise before winter closes in.

In the wilderness along the Muskiniego River, Scout Jim Kiley and settlers Tom and Mary Brand face a renewed threat as a Wyandot war party returns, forcing them to rely on their dwindling supplies and wits. With no powder left and the enemy closing in, Jim devises a daring plan to alter the river’s hidden channel by shifting rocks, hoping to trap the approaching canoes in the rapids. As dawn breaks, they wait anxiously to see if their trick will turn the tide against the advancing warriors.