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Chosen Path: A Mountain Man Adventure Novel
The first adventure in a brand new Mountain Man series from Leroy A. Peters!
Fourteen-year-old Azariah Hancock must flee his home in Montgomery County, MD after avenging the rape of his sister by the son of the local sheriff. The Hancock family is hated by many in the county for being fair to their slaves, so Azariah and his family knew he would not receive a fair trial. He heads to St. Louis, where he meets mountain man Liam O'Reilly, who takes the youth under his wing, teaching him the trapping trade. Azariah finds friendship, love, and a new family, having adventures all along the way.
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Fourteen-year-old Azariah Hancock must flee his home in Montgomery County, MD after avenging the rape of his sister by the son of the local sheriff. The Hancock family is hated by many in the county for being fair to their slaves, so Azariah and his family knew he would not receive a fair trial. He heads to St. Louis, where he meets mountain man Liam O'Reilly, who takes the youth under his wing, teaching him the trapping trade. Azariah finds friendship, love, and a new family, having adventures all along the way.
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144 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 26, 2021
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July 29, 2021
Just finished the book late last night. The story drove me to read it in on long sitting. Great story. I really enjoyed the history. This story is told from the Indian perspective. For me as a writer that was hard to do and I never finished that book, but this author pulls it off. If you like American Indian History or Mountain Man history, told as a good story then this book is for you. Will definitely read the next ones in the trilogy.
July 30, 2021
Excellent read!
The author has delivered an interesting and well crafted story that keeps you turning the pages. I kept planning on stopping to read after finishing a certain chapter, but continuing on because I wanted to see what happened next. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series!
The author has delivered an interesting and well crafted story that keeps you turning the pages. I kept planning on stopping to read after finishing a certain chapter, but continuing on because I wanted to see what happened next. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series!
December 4, 2021
HE WHO WALKS TALL
This was a wonderful story about a boy of 14 who leaves his family after taking revenge on the man who raped his sister to become a mountain man out west in the Rocky Mountains. Lots of action and adventure with indians who become his new family and a touch of romance thrown in for good measure. Wonderfully written and very highly recommended!
This was a wonderful story about a boy of 14 who leaves his family after taking revenge on the man who raped his sister to become a mountain man out west in the Rocky Mountains. Lots of action and adventure with indians who become his new family and a touch of romance thrown in for good measure. Wonderfully written and very highly recommended!
March 30, 2022
Mountain Man
This is a great story for readers of all ages but more so for teens. I would recommend highly to everyone.
This is a great story for readers of all ages but more so for teens. I would recommend highly to everyone.
October 9, 2022
First time reader
Enjoyed this from cover to cover. As I read I felt I was there in the scene living as a mountain man. I like the spiritual message,
along with having no profanity to offend
I’m looking forward to #2 in the mountain man series
Enjoyed this from cover to cover. As I read I felt I was there in the scene living as a mountain man. I like the spiritual message,
along with having no profanity to offend
I’m looking forward to #2 in the mountain man series
August 3, 2021
Chosen Path
What an awesome read. Thank you Leroy Peters for a great read. I hope to read many more books on the Chosen Path.
What an awesome read. Thank you Leroy Peters for a great read. I hope to read many more books on the Chosen Path.
April 17, 2022
Well written and fun read!
I really enjoyed this book, it has a good storyline and is exciting enough to keep you wanting the next chapter! Must read the next one!
I really enjoyed this book, it has a good storyline and is exciting enough to keep you wanting the next chapter! Must read the next one!
July 18, 2022
Excellent book! Well researched presentation of the fur trade from an unusual perspective.
Excellent start to the series I am looking forward to continuing the next book. There are plenty of twists and turns to develop suspense. A principal plot point is unusual and one I've not read before, which is greatly appreciated. Characters are well developed and logical. The plot is unique, very well researched, and clearly laid out.
My only criticisms are first, when relating to dried meat it's twice described as "beef jerky" when it is clearly not beef but bison or elk meat. Secondly, facts about the animals sizes are both incorrect and yet also written as more of a fact list instead of as part of the narrative. Bison weigh more than 1500lbs is one example. I would challenge the author to review sizes of animals and write those facts more as a narrative than a dissertation of animal details.
Excellent start to the series I am looking forward to continuing the next book. There are plenty of twists and turns to develop suspense. A principal plot point is unusual and one I've not read before, which is greatly appreciated. Characters are well developed and logical. The plot is unique, very well researched, and clearly laid out.
My only criticisms are first, when relating to dried meat it's twice described as "beef jerky" when it is clearly not beef but bison or elk meat. Secondly, facts about the animals sizes are both incorrect and yet also written as more of a fact list instead of as part of the narrative. Bison weigh more than 1500lbs is one example. I would challenge the author to review sizes of animals and write those facts more as a narrative than a dissertation of animal details.
September 21, 2021
👍
Well written and great plot. Enjoyed it very much and I will be following the author. This would make a good series.😊😊
Well written and great plot. Enjoyed it very much and I will be following the author. This would make a good series.😊😊
June 30, 2022
5 Stars
Book 1 in the series, after his sister is brutality raped Azariah Hancock kills her rapist and then is forced to flee from his home and family. The fourteen year old meets Liam in St.Louis and heads West.
Book 1 in the series, after his sister is brutality raped Azariah Hancock kills her rapist and then is forced to flee from his home and family. The fourteen year old meets Liam in St.Louis and heads West.
April 7, 2022
Mountain man adventure
Easy, exciting read set in 1820 fur trading era. Reveals Mixed culture of mountain men and native Americans. Very enjoyable.
Easy, exciting read set in 1820 fur trading era. Reveals Mixed culture of mountain men and native Americans. Very enjoyable.
May 5, 2022
Good Read
Tells the story of a family separated by traumatic events. The son heads west, finds a mentor and grows into a man.
Tells the story of a family separated by traumatic events. The son heads west, finds a mentor and grows into a man.
April 26, 2022
3.5 stars
August 18, 2021
Good first effort. A story of a very fortunate, and large, young man trying to make his way in the frontier of America. A bit Pollyannaish, but there's enough struggles in today's world that I don't need to read anything disheartening. An uplifting storyline.
October 21, 2021
Good
Read all of the books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.
Read all of the books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.
September 25, 2021
Great Story!
This was a really good book. I can’t wait for the second and hopefully many more to come! Thank you
This was a really good book. I can’t wait for the second and hopefully many more to come! Thank you
June 8, 2022
Very pleased!
I appreciate this book. I’ve been reading BN Rundall and I’m pleased to find another author that doesn’t need torrid sex to make great read!
I appreciate this book. I’ve been reading BN Rundall and I’m pleased to find another author that doesn’t need torrid sex to make great read!
February 2, 2022
Revenge
I like this story , the characters . I am looking forward to reading the other books in this series
I like this story , the characters . I am looking forward to reading the other books in this series
July 8, 2022
Ok but very implausible and somewhat childish
Could have been very good but the level of recycled material and lots of loose ends makes it a rather silly book.
For example, the young teenage boy becoming a mountain man literally overnight. Then using his limited knowledge of sign language and thoroughly engaging in a very in depth conversation with an Indian chief. Unbelievable. Literally. All that is missing from the main character is a red cape and a big S on the front!
Then the ending. Unreal. Covers so much time in a matter of ten pages. It was almost as if the author had a writers block and decided to end it there and then instead of continuing for another 200 pages.
There are far better books on the subject. This one should have been aimed at an audience of kids between 10-14.
Not once did I feel compelled to finish a chapter. I read this purely out of boredom from having read all the great classics on the subject of mountain men.
Also, the delusional ramblings in the afterword. The author describes himself as being thankful that his God given talent is being out to great use and is so thankful that his fantastic ability is being utilised for the benefit of mankind.
WOW - a real “pop idol” type writer I think. Reality check badly needed.
Could have been very good but the level of recycled material and lots of loose ends makes it a rather silly book.
For example, the young teenage boy becoming a mountain man literally overnight. Then using his limited knowledge of sign language and thoroughly engaging in a very in depth conversation with an Indian chief. Unbelievable. Literally. All that is missing from the main character is a red cape and a big S on the front!
Then the ending. Unreal. Covers so much time in a matter of ten pages. It was almost as if the author had a writers block and decided to end it there and then instead of continuing for another 200 pages.
There are far better books on the subject. This one should have been aimed at an audience of kids between 10-14.
Not once did I feel compelled to finish a chapter. I read this purely out of boredom from having read all the great classics on the subject of mountain men.
Also, the delusional ramblings in the afterword. The author describes himself as being thankful that his God given talent is being out to great use and is so thankful that his fantastic ability is being utilised for the benefit of mankind.
WOW - a real “pop idol” type writer I think. Reality check badly needed.
March 22, 2023
Too much religious BS
A bit hypocritical to go on a murder and horse stealing raid of a neighboring village so you can have the dowry to pay for a wife while professing faith in a deity that commands one to do neither. While I know that 19th century folks were a superstitious lot, it gets tedious when an author of mountain man tales inserts constant references to imagined deities mixed up in the affairs of humans. Surely mountain men of that era living on a razors edge of survival recognized the folly of the religious dogma they left behind to forge their own paths in the great American wilderness’s
A bit hypocritical to go on a murder and horse stealing raid of a neighboring village so you can have the dowry to pay for a wife while professing faith in a deity that commands one to do neither. While I know that 19th century folks were a superstitious lot, it gets tedious when an author of mountain man tales inserts constant references to imagined deities mixed up in the affairs of humans. Surely mountain men of that era living on a razors edge of survival recognized the folly of the religious dogma they left behind to forge their own paths in the great American wilderness’s
November 14, 2022
Good Western story and great reading.
Azariah Hancock has to leave home after avenging his sister's rape. He is only 14, but but has to make his own way. He decides to go West, to be a trapper. He has a long way to go and much to learn. This story reminds me of many great stories of the Mountain men. It is a very good story and very good read. Leroy Peters writing is good like Mr Warenski's Grizzly Killer series. I love rdading about the old West and can't get enough of it. I will be reading the restof this series
Azariah Hancock has to leave home after avenging his sister's rape. He is only 14, but but has to make his own way. He decides to go West, to be a trapper. He has a long way to go and much to learn. This story reminds me of many great stories of the Mountain men. It is a very good story and very good read. Leroy Peters writing is good like Mr Warenski's Grizzly Killer series. I love rdading about the old West and can't get enough of it. I will be reading the restof this series
December 17, 2022
Chosen path
Since this is a series i won't be continuing reading these rest of the books. Too much like my ex wife's soap operas. The one part of book one I really admired was when the main characters went on a horse stealing raid and during one of their hunt got a mule deer which they made BEEF Jerkey. Quite a feat to pull that off. Also dropping buffalo instantly with Pennsylvania rifles most were 40 caliber i don't think so
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Since this is a series i won't be continuing reading these rest of the books. Too much like my ex wife's soap operas. The one part of book one I really admired was when the main characters went on a horse stealing raid and during one of their hunt got a mule deer which they made BEEF Jerkey. Quite a feat to pull that off. Also dropping buffalo instantly with Pennsylvania rifles most were 40 caliber i don't think so
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August 20, 2023
Author is not much of Christian .justifies murder in book but not for same act in real life
Reads like a comic book. Murder is justified and then condemned. Horse stealing is horse stealing. I will not recommend this book to anyone.I am an avid reader of American Indian history you are not. I doubt from your writing that you even graduated from Montana University. You are in my prayers so that maybe you will become a good Christian that you say you are.
Reads like a comic book. Murder is justified and then condemned. Horse stealing is horse stealing. I will not recommend this book to anyone.I am an avid reader of American Indian history you are not. I doubt from your writing that you even graduated from Montana University. You are in my prayers so that maybe you will become a good Christian that you say you are.
February 26, 2025
A young man in the 1820s, large for his age of 14, takes revenge on his twin sister's rapist and flees west to escape the unjust wrath of the boy's father/sheriff and grandfather/judge, to become a mountain man. An enjoyable, quick, and easy read. Looking forward to the other two books in the series!
December 13, 2022
This was the first time I have read anything from this author and I really liked the book. The story was exciting and well written.
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