A question I often ask of local people in small towns we visit is: "What is this town famous for?" The answers we get often lead us to interesting new discoveries. That's how we first heard of the novelist Charles Major, who was a well known writer in the early years of the 20th century.
On the square in the center of Shelbyville, 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis, stands a statue of a young man holding aloft two bear cubs. A plaque on the fence surrounding the statue reads: Charles Major, native son, Author of The Bears of Blue River.
Major was actually born in Indianapolis, but moved to Shelbyville with his family when he was thirteen. The Bears of Blue River, one of his better known novels, is set in the early 19th century in Shelby County on the banks of the Big Blue River. To learn more about Majors and his writings click the web site below.
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