Francis Tucket Books in Order

Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket falls behind his family's wagon train on the Oregon Trail and is captured by Pawnees. A one-armed mountain man offers help, but Francis must learn unfamiliar survival skills in a dangerous western landscape.

Francis Tucket crosses the western prairie alone, searching for the family from whom he was separated. After rescuing two abandoned children, he must use the wilderness skills he learned from Mr. Grimes to protect more than himself.

Francis Tucket travels west with Lottie and Billy, hoping to find his family. Winter drives them south into the Mexican War, where capture by Comanchero outlaws puts their survival and Francis's responsibility for the younger children to the test.

Francis Tucket, Lottie and Billy continue toward Oregon in search of Francis's family. Encounters with soldiers, an English explorer and mountain man Jason Grimes complicate their journey, while the ancient treasure they carry brings further danger.

Francis Tucket and the children Lottie and Billy cross the prairie with little food or water and Comanchero outlaws pursuing them. An unexpected discovery of ancient treasure adds another complication to their struggle to stay alive together.