Mountain Man

It's 1806 and mountain man John Colter is ready to leave the Lewis and Clark Expedition. When two fur trappers come up the Missouri River, he has his chance. Heading up into the upper reaches of the Yellowstone River, the men seek their fortune trapping beaver. What Colter doesn't know, however, is that his two companions harbor a dark secret, one involving the very Indian tribes surrounding them in the vast wilderness. That secret will turn the hunter into the hunted.

It's the summer of 1808. Mountain man John Colter is fur trapping on the Upper Missouri. When he encounters some Blackfeet Indians one of the most epic true stories of the West takes place. Discover that story and a whole lot more as the continuing saga of John Colter continues.

It's the fall of 1809 and a group of St. Louis businessmen set out to conquer the Upper Missouri Fur Trade. The Three Forks of the Missouri are chosen, smack dab in the middle of Blackfeet Indian lands. Discover what happens in this fourth volume of the Mountain Man series.

It's November 1809 and Mountain man John Colter is heading back upriver to the Three Forks of the Missouri. The Blackfeet are there. He'll get his revenge.

The New Year of 1810 approaches. Mountain man John Colter moves north into Blackfeet lands, prepared to make the final kill. To the south, Andrew Henry and his men plan their escape from the Three Forks of the Missouri. An unforeseen enemy has other ideas.

It's 1811 and a new expedition to Astoria begins. Tagging along with the group that's heading to the Pacific are some of Manuel Lisa's men. It's a small party of five that's eager to find some furs cached on the Upper Missouri. As winter sets in, however, things turn sour and survival becomes key.

The 1811 Astoria Overland Expedition has fallen on hard times. Splintered into three separate groups, each presses west toward the coast, winter and Indians coming up fast.

The Astoria Expedition is all but finished. The few remaining men start moving west. Fortin's furs are still on the other side of the Divide, and with the spring thaw coming, now is the time to get them. Others have the same idea.

A new adventure begins for the mountain men and fur trappers of the Upper Missouri. It's 1812 and in St. Louis, trader Manuel Lisa has fallen on hard times. The Sioux Indians are disrupting river traffic, fur prices are down, and the creditors are breaking down Manuel's door. The trader's fortunes change, however, when some long-last trappers return. A new expedition is planned, one that'll see the men 1,100 miles upriver to the Mandan. The British are encroaching on American lands there, and word on the frontier is that war isn't far off. Mountain man Edward Rose is dispatched to investigate. For lovers of historical fiction set in the American West of the 1800s and 1810s, Manuel's Money won't disappoint. Continue the Mountain Man Series today!

It's 1812 on the Upper Missouri. Mountain man Edward Rose fights with the Crow against the Hidatsa. Meanwhile on the border with Canada, old animosities flare-up as trappers from two nations meet head on. America's second War of Independence is starting.

Captain William Clark leads a band of militiamen and volunteers. They're going to the Upper Mississippi to stop the British and their Sauk Indian allies from taking control of the fur trade. Meanwhile, a group of down-on-their-luck fur trappers escape their Arikara captors and begin an arduous overland journey. Further east, Black Hawk breaks with the larger Sauk Tribe and sets out on his own to end the white threat to his people once and for all. It all leads to a thrilling and action-packed conclusion to this 3-volume, 'War of 1812-leg' of the overall Mountain Man Series. The action will continue with Book XIII.

In this pulse-pounding western from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, Smoke Jensen welcomes a new rancher to the valley-whose intentions are deadly, especially when his …arrival brings a wild bunch of merciless killers in his wake . . . Thaddeus Bolton sees himself as a cattle king. His ambitions are as big as the land and stock he just purchased near Smoke Jensen's Sugarloaf ranch. Bolton and his family are friendly enough, although in the case of his wife Emmaline, perhaps too friendly. While her husband stakes his claim with plans to spread throughout the territory, she's set her sights on Smoke. But fending her off is the least of Smoke's worries when outlaws sweep across the valley on daring rustling raids-hitting every ranch except Bolton's. Fearing it's only a matter of time before his cattle falls prey to the rustlers, Bolton takes the law into his own hands. Forming a band of vigilantes, he tracks down the men he believes are the thieves and hangs them, despite no evidence linking them to the crimes. Then when Bolton's ranch is actually rustled, his vigilantes go on an even deadlier, merciless rampage. To stop the escalating violence, Smoke forms his own posse to bring the outlaws to justice-only to discover that Bolton's plans are sinister and downright evil. Now Smoke will have to prove Bolton's corruption…before the entire valley erupts in a blood-soaked range war . . . JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. GOOD GUNS MAKE FOR GOOD NEIGHBORS.

Join mountain man John Colter as he first heads up the Yellowstone alone in the winter of 1806, just two trappers for company. See him enter the lands of Yellowstone National Park over the winter of 1807, Indians on his tail. Watch him run during the summer of 1808, the Blackfeet in fast pursuit. Learn about the early days of the Upper Missouri fur trade in a fun and exciting way. Get the first three volumes of the Mountain Man Series today!

Now together in one omnibus for the first time, 2 unrelenting, action-packed tales about the greatest gunslinger to ever ride the Wild West. JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. DOUBLE DOWN OR GET OUT OF TOWN. Strike of the Mountain Man In Colorado Territory, Smoke Jensen is trying to live at peace. Then a tinhorn named Puddle enters his valley-and unleashes a hellstorm of a range war. The Mountain Man's former neighbor, Humbolt Puddle, left his crumbling six-hundred-acre ranch to his only living heir, just as a greedy and ruthless cattle baron is circling the Humbolt ranch like a ravenous vulture. Poor, unsuspecting Puddle is walking into a death trap. But he's got the Mountain Man on his side . . . Butchery of the Mountain Man In Montana Territory, one name strikes fear and hatred in the hearts of the Crow Indians-John Jackson, better known as Liver-Eating Jackson. Consumed by grief and rage, the mountain man has brutally killed ten braves so far in his one-man war of vengeance against the Crow, who murdered his beloved wife. Smoke Jensen knows Jackson by another name-"friend." He's not sure to what extent the stories of Jackson's exploits are true, but he rushes to his old friend's aid-despite terrible odds.

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WITH A SHORTER BARREL, STAND CLOSER TO THE TARGET. Two action-packed tales about the greatest gunslinger to ever ride the Wild West. When the scales of justice need to be set right, nothing stands in the way of the Mountain Man. Brutal Night of the Mountain Man Kate Coldane has sweated blood and tears for her saloon. Now Silas Atwood, the richest rancher in Hudspeth County, is trying to push her around. When her son guns down one of Atwood's goons, they'll need Smoke Jensen's help to wage war against more than two dozen of Atwood's blood-hungry killers. Drunk with power and afraid of no man, Silas Atwood believes Smoke can be stopped with brute force alone. Problem is, Silas Atwood has never heard the legend of the Mountain Man . . . Venom of the Mountain Man When Smoke Jensen sees a gang of outlaws holding up a stagecoach, his gunfighter instincts take over and he storms in with guns blazing. He kills one of the gunmen, the rest scatter like rats. But the dead man is the brother of the notorious outlaw Gabe Briggs, who takes revenge by kidnapping Smoke's wife, Sally. When Smoke gets word of her kidnapping, he boards the first train east where she is reportedly being held. But Briggs's kill-crazy henchmen are along for the ride. Unless Smoke can punch their ticket to hell first, they'll blow this train sky high . . . making Smoke a widower.

Continue the journey with mountain man John Colter as he continues to tackle the Yellowstone River and beyond over the years 1809 to 1810. Learn about the early days of the Upper Missouri fur trade in a fun and exciting way. Get volumes four, five and six of the Mountain Man Series right here!