Feel's Like a Breath of Fresh Air
(But Mountain Air Will Do That For You)
This is the first
Mountain Man book I’ve ever dipped into, and I have to say, I really enjoyed
it. Ash Lingam has hit on a winning recipe of man against nature – and against
the worst of the rest of humanity – in an adventure that’s sure to become a
surefire hit.
As the blurb only
hints at:
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When Brick Hammer left Illinois, it was
because he had no reasons left to stay. His father had died the year before,
and his wife and two children passed away from disease just before he sold
everything, leaving him financially well off. With his newfound funds and no
family to care for, he decided to complete a dream he had since he was a small
boy—to become a mountain man as he had read in the nickel novels of Kit Carson
and Davy Crocket.
He left Denver heavily equipped and armed to the
teeth. As he began seeking adventure, he trapped and hunted in the Rocky
Mountains. While alone in the wilderness, he ran into an unexpected situation
that would change his life forever. A wizened old man with snow-white hair
cared for him until his health returned, and they forged a bonding
relationship. Grizz Adam James had lived in his cabin, lost in the wilderness,
for decades. Brick was near death when Grizz found him, and he adopted him as
his apprentice; this is where it all began.
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Yup, a boyhood dream becomes a reality.
But that reality is far more dangerous than Brick could possibly imagine.
Fortunately, he meets Grizz, a wizened old man who’s forgotten more about being
a mountain man than Brick will ever know. And the thing is, he’s pretty good at
reading human nature too. A godsend, seeing as how the ignorance of the army threatened
to destroy the peace that Grizz – and now Brick – have worked so hard to
achieve.
Entertaining action. Great dialogue
between the characters. And the satisfaction of being able to scratch when the
baddies get what they deserve.
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