Nick of the Woods; or, The Jibbenainesay is an 1837 novel by American author Robert Montgomery Bird. Noted today for its savage depiction of Native Americans, it was Bird's most successful novel and a best-seller at the time of its release.
1883 illustration from German edition of novel Die Gefahren der Wildnis by Hermann Vogel
Robert Montgomery Bird was an American novelist, playwright, and physician.
Robert Montgomery Bird