The Return of the Mountain ManFrom the USA Today–bestselling author of The Last Mountain Man, an Old West gunfighter closes in on the men who killed his family. William W. Johnstone’s vivid, uncompromising novels stand as violent portraits of the rugged American frontiersman and the forces that forged him. In this powerful novel, Johnstone tells the story of a young Missourian forced by fate and violence into lawlessness—where he sees a chance to right the wrong that shattered his family and his soul…Smoke Jensen is a young man raised on loss and bitterness, nurtured by a mountain man named Preacher. Now, Smoke Jensen, with his, a new black horse and an old grudge, slips over the unmarked border into the turbulent Idaho Territory. Ahead is a town called Bury, built on stolen gold, and run by a band of ruthless men who had a hand in the murder of Smoke's brother in the Civil War. Smoke's father died in pursuit of those killers, but urged his son not to waste his life in vengeance… Swift, powerful, and poetic, Return Of The Mountain Man is an action-packed tale by William W. Johnstone, an American master—and a great chronicler of our harsh and often unforgiving last frontier. |
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... dead wife from his mind. He turned his unreadable, cold, emotionless brown eyes to the west. The midnight-black stallion he now rode stood steady under his weight. The man now called Buck stood six feet, two inches, barefooted. He ...
... dead wife from his mind. He turned his unreadable, cold, emotionless brown eyes to the west. The midnight-black stallion he now rode stood steady under his weight. The man now called Buck stood six feet, two inches, barefooted. He ...
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... DEAD OR ALIVE THE OUTLAW AND MURDERER SMOKE JENSEN 10,000.00 REWARD CONTACT THE SHERIFF AT BURY, IDAHO TERRITORY He had removed the wanted poster and tucked it in his shirt pocket. He knew he would see many, many more of the dodgers as ...
... DEAD OR ALIVE THE OUTLAW AND MURDERER SMOKE JENSEN 10,000.00 REWARD CONTACT THE SHERIFF AT BURY, IDAHO TERRITORY He had removed the wanted poster and tucked it in his shirt pocket. He knew he would see many, many more of the dodgers as ...
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... dead before he hit the floor, the slug taking him in the center of the chest, exploding his heart. “I never even seen the draw,” the bartender said, his voice hushed and awe-filled. “Any of you other boys want to ante up in this game ...
... dead before he hit the floor, the slug taking him in the center of the chest, exploding his heart. “I never even seen the draw,” the bartender said, his voice hushed and awe-filled. “Any of you other boys want to ante up in this game ...
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William W. Johnstone. None did. The dead man broke wind as escaping gas left his cooling body. “He were my partner,” a ... dead than alive I'll have to move my place of business.” 3 The men watched as Buck rode away, ramrod straight 14 ...
William W. Johnstone. None did. The dead man broke wind as escaping gas left his cooling body. “He were my partner,” a ... dead than alive I'll have to move my place of business.” 3 The men watched as Buck rode away, ramrod straight 14 ...
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... Dead 'fore he hit the ground.” The old man smiled. “That fast, hey?” “Lord have mercy, yes!” He eyeballed the old man. “Ain't I seen you afore? You a mountain man, ain't you? Ain't so many of you old boys left.” “Not me, podner. I'm ...
... Dead 'fore he hit the ground.” The old man smiled. “That fast, hey?” “Lord have mercy, yes!” He eyeballed the old man. “Ain't I seen you afore? You a mountain man, ain't you? Ain't so many of you old boys left.” “Not me, podner. I'm ...
Contents
Section 14 | 107 |
Section 15 | 113 |
Section 16 | 123 |
Section 17 | 131 |
Section 18 | 139 |
Section 19 | 145 |
Section 20 | 153 |
Section 21 | 163 |
Section 9 | 61 |
Section 10 | 71 |
Section 11 | 79 |
Section 12 | 87 |
Section 13 | 97 |
Section 22 | 171 |
Section 23 | 179 |
Section 24 | 189 |
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ain’t asked Audie began Buck Buck West Buck’s Bury called camp close cowboy damned dead Deputy don’t Drifter east eyes face feel fight fire followed front gathered give going gone gonna grinned ground gunhands hands hard head heard hell horses Janey Jensen Joiner Josh keep kids killed knew ladies laughed leave live looked MacGregor man’s marshal mean miles mind Miss mountain moved never once passed Potter Preacher probably pulled pushed ranch Reese Richards ride riders rifle rode Rogers saddle Sally seen Sheriff shot side slowly smiled Smoke soon stand stay stepped stood Stratton street sure talk tell thing thought told took town turned voice waiting walked watched West wild woman women yelled young