R. M. Ballantyne 
Away in the Wilderness 

This is the story of Jasper Derry, a Canadian trapper who is traveling to Fort Erie to marry his fiance and begin a family. It includes John Heywood’s adventure with a ferocious grizzly bear and the evil machinations of Darkeye, an Indian chief. A classic for young readers, ages about 12-16 or so, and great for adults as an action/adventure tale set in the wilderness in the 1800’s. (Goodreads)