The fifth adventure in a brand new mountain man series from Ash Lingam!
The six cousins, part of a tight-knit, clannish family from California, have come to Adam “Grizz” James’s mountain to hunt buffalo. The two dominant cousins, Samson Bree and Cliff Brass, brashly boss the other four young men around, just as they always have.
There’s nothing surgical or even efficient about the California hunters’ They aim to slaughter the gentle bison by the hundreds, and then take only the tongues and hides, leaving untold thousands of tons of buffalo meat to rot in the Colorado sun.
That careless style of hunting doesn’t sit well with Grizz, his apprentice Brick Hammer, and their giant friend Jimmy White Bear, who lives in a cave with a grizzly. Grizz soon hatches a plan to thwart the greenhorns’ efforts, and the three mountain men will go to great lengths to prevent the mindless slaughter of the gentle beasts.
Ash Lingam was born and raised in Southern Ohio, not far from the mighty Ohio River. He had somewhat of an isolated upbringing on a family farm with his sisters. His best friends were his horse, Sugar, and his grandfather. Born in 1886, the family patriarch grew crops, raised cattle, and doted on the young boy. At his grandfather’s side, Ash learned about livestock and firearms at an early age. His grandad carried an old Colt with him at all times, helping spawn a young boy’s dreams of yesteryear. Ash was only eight years old when his grandad taught him how to trap muskrats to prevent them from draining the farm’s ponds. He gave him a double-barreled shotgun at twelve and taught him how to hunt to put food on the table. It wasn’t long before Ash was breaking horses. His spirited Tennessee Walker never allowed any other rider on her back. Together, they searched through the plowed fields in the spring, looking for Miami Indian arrowheads to add to his grandfather’s ample collection. Ash’s family was among the early settlers in pre-Revolutionary America. He has traced his lineage back to around 1746 when his ancestors immigrated from Europe to the aspiring American Colonies. A retired marketing executive, Ash devotes his spare time to training police dogs and writing novels. He has found his niche in the Western, historical fiction, and adventure genres. With his vast vault of experience, he never runs out of sources for new stories. He has lived in eleven different countries and worked in a total of forty-six, To date, Ash has written approximately 130 novels, short stories, and poems. More than one hundred of his eclectic titles help the American frontier come alive for his readers.
What a fun series by Ash Lingam this fifth book has greenhorns show up on the mountain to kill buffalo for hides and tongue. Not only are Hammer and Grizz outraged so also are the Crow.
Great series of mountain men. Love the story and characters in this series Highly recommend this book Great stories about their struggles and learning to survive in the mountains. Hope for more in this series
This writer has captured what I precived the old West any a mountain man and trapper to be. An awesome read for anyone... But start at the first book. Lmao