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Spirit of the Mountain Man / Ordeal of the Mountain Man
2 complete novels in one volume.
- GenresWesterns
572 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2006
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William W. Johnstone
1,040 books1,390 followersWilliam W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling Western writer in America and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over 50 million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the Greatest Western writer of the 21st Century." Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
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December 2, 2017
I've discovered the Mountain Man books are very inconsistent. Some I could re-read many times while others, I can barely get through. Spirit was just okay. What I had the biggest problem with were the descriptions. Way too many adjectives were used to describe the bad guys; brigands, louts, oafs, hard cases, outlaws, thugs. It got comical after awhile. Ordeal could have been a good story if it hadn't turned into Smoke being like MacGyver. Some of the things he was able to do were outrageous and they took away from the story. I'm sorry I wasted time on this set.
August 3, 2025
Smoke Jensen’s spirit and ability prevail.
Smoke Jensen’s spirit and ability prevail. Smoke faces plenty of saddle trash and takes them out with his weapons. He doesn’t hesitate to deal with those out to get him.
Smoke Jensen’s spirit and ability prevail. Smoke faces plenty of saddle trash and takes them out with his weapons. He doesn’t hesitate to deal with those out to get him.
June 22, 2017
Excellent!
Another great book but the loss of good lives, even though fiction, is a sad thing. There are heroes today just as there were in yesteryear.
Another great book but the loss of good lives, even though fiction, is a sad thing. There are heroes today just as there were in yesteryear.
September 27, 2020
Great read
Always keeps you on your toes with anticipation and great characters and lots of action that keeps you interested and reading more
Always keeps you on your toes with anticipation and great characters and lots of action that keeps you interested and reading more
January 11, 2022
Didn't finish, not interested in a western right now.
November 16, 2022
Really enjoy these books
August 31, 2016
WATCHA YOUR BACK
This book contains two adventures, double action and lots of it. First adventure involves Smoke's wife Sally is kidnapped to bait Smoke to come for her rescue. They think they can trap and murder Smoke(that'll happen when pigs fly). A man name Ralph Tinsdale and two other misfits escaped from the infamous Yuma Prison, these three men main thrust was to make sure Smoke paid for imprisoning them. A bunch of scalawags who should never be allowed to live with descent people again. Well that's one adventure, next adventure involves horse rustlers and cattle hustlers. It's a hot mess, Smoke loses a lot of his horse drivers on this trip. In fact he loses all his ranch hands who helped him drive his herd of horses to sell to the Army. Almost loses his life. All these bushwackers were led by Reno Jim Yurain, an underhanded, sneaky snarky backstabbing pole cat who stopped at nothing to hustle Smoke's horses and cattle. This gang killed raped and d inflicted whatever havoc they wanted. All I will suffer is Smoke prevailed through all the hardships, inclement weather, shoot outs and the slaughter of his friends who always have his back. A couple incidents will make your eyes water..sad sad sad..To all you LOVERS of GOOD westerns...keep your coffee hot and watch your back trail...
This book contains two adventures, double action and lots of it. First adventure involves Smoke's wife Sally is kidnapped to bait Smoke to come for her rescue. They think they can trap and murder Smoke(that'll happen when pigs fly). A man name Ralph Tinsdale and two other misfits escaped from the infamous Yuma Prison, these three men main thrust was to make sure Smoke paid for imprisoning them. A bunch of scalawags who should never be allowed to live with descent people again. Well that's one adventure, next adventure involves horse rustlers and cattle hustlers. It's a hot mess, Smoke loses a lot of his horse drivers on this trip. In fact he loses all his ranch hands who helped him drive his herd of horses to sell to the Army. Almost loses his life. All these bushwackers were led by Reno Jim Yurain, an underhanded, sneaky snarky backstabbing pole cat who stopped at nothing to hustle Smoke's horses and cattle. This gang killed raped and d inflicted whatever havoc they wanted. All I will suffer is Smoke prevailed through all the hardships, inclement weather, shoot outs and the slaughter of his friends who always have his back. A couple incidents will make your eyes water..sad sad sad..To all you LOVERS of GOOD westerns...keep your coffee hot and watch your back trail...
November 1, 2016
Another great book by William W Johnstone
This was another great book in the last mountain man series can't wait to read the next one. I wish I could find some of the older ones in this series.
This was another great book in the last mountain man series can't wait to read the next one. I wish I could find some of the older ones in this series.
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