Yes, Peter, and was required reading in 8th grade in Wisconsin public schools. To this day I remember my 8th grade social studies teacher docking points from my exam on the novel because I answered the question about what a friendly Native American gave to the settlers "a horse and gun" and left out mentioning the saddle blanket.

I remember little else about the novel except that it was very grim - a settler couple blamed their extremely hard lives on their committing the sin of having conceived their first child out of wedlock, even though they married afterwards. Here's an excerpt...