Caleb Johnson: Mountain
Man:
Back To Bear Creek: A Frontier Western Adventure
Lately, I’ve
found myself enjoying mountain man adventures, so when I came across this series
by respected western author Charles Ray, I just had to check it out. Especially
after reading the blurb, which immediately appealed to my sense of adventure. .
.
As you can see:
*****
After saving former Confederate officer
Ben Winthrop from a lynch mob, black mountain man, Caleb Johnson is talked into
guiding him from Colorado to Oregon. He then lets himself be talked into
spending two years there helping Ben get his ranch started. But he wants to get
back to his little cabin near Bear Creek, Colorado, even though he’ll miss
Ben’s wife, Wenona, the Shoshone princess, and her two sons.
Finally, though, Caleb puts his foot down. He
saddles his horse, named Horse, and calls his dog, named Dog, and sets off for
home, a journey that is anything but routine—or peaceful. It’s just normal
chaos, though, until he gets to Wenona’s tribal village in Utah, and finds his
Shoshone friend being threatened by a greedy rancher and land poacher who is
moving to take over their traditional hunting ground. Now, Caleb’s a
peace-loving man, but you just don’t threaten his friends. He’d planned to
spend the winter with the Shoshone, and get rested up to resume his journey
after the spring thaw.
But things have a way of changing.
*****
And I’m pleased
to say, this story does exactly as expected: It entertained from start to
finish.
Caleb is a
likeable, dependable sort of fellow. And exactly the right kind of man you want
around. Either as a neighbor, friend, or someone you can turn to in times of
trouble. Because of this, there’s an easy flow to the story, a natural
progression from chapter to chapter that helps you relate to Caleb, and helps
you immerse yourself in his daily life. And what a life it is. (You’ll see).
All delivered up with a ‘double homecoming,’ that will set you up for what’s to
come.
I thoroughly
enjoyed reading it, and look forward to the next chapter of Caleb’s life.
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