A tale of trapper frontiersmen

The story is set in the hills and mountains of America in the early 1800s and is a tale of man against nature and man against man. I particularly enjoyed the detailed description of how the trappers survived in the wilderness and the authentic earthy language that such men spoke. It gets quite gory in places but the plot is difficult to predict and I enjoyed the book.

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Very dated Story

If you cannot abide the 'N' word, please avoid this book. It's not used in the same way as modern times, but instead how travelers seem to refer to each other, but it's used often.
The story is of a young man thrown into the company of a hardy Beaver trapper, their journey together and the good and bad natives they meet. It's quite relaxing to listen to, and goes into a lot of detail about the environment and how they lived in those good 'ol times. It's quite a long slow story, so if your into a fast paced, to the point story this may prove frustrating for you, but I found the narrator captured the characters well, and it's was easy to drift along with the story. Not great, but if you just like variety and a different novel to help escape to, then you may enjoy this too.

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Good listen but,,,,,

Beware!!!!
Words will offend as not PC in these times,, but in reflection the words used are very racist,but they are not used in the same context as used today,, well suppose you’ll have to work it out for yourself and make your own mind up !

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Worth the length!

A mammoth tale well told by the author. Wonderful descriptions of life and characters of the time. For me it was a huge benefit to have it read to me as it brought the story to life in a way that my own reading of it couldn’t have done. I only gave the performance 4 stars because the accent of one of the characters was hard to believe. I almost gave up on the story because of it but I persevered and am so glad I did. It’s a tale that will stay with me and I’m now hoping Audible has the other books in this series.

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Excellent

Excellent piece of literature that had me hanging on each page wanting to read what happened next
We must for all lessons and trappers devote Tis

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Great book

Thanks a first class book well read and I have been totally impressed with it.

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The story started very slow and the terrible accents nearly stopped me listening and they never got any better, but I enjoyed the story line.

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unputdownable!!

an amazingly gripping story, full of interesting 'facts'. exceedingly well read. not my normal subject choice but so glad I happened on it.

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Such an amazing insight into real lives, wonderfully written.

This trilogy of books, is one of the best I have read for a very long time. The author draws you in to a world of free people living in a wild environment, where the dangers and the absolute depth of true living are in each new moment. So so exciting making it all so real. Incites into the life and beliefs of The many Native American tribes. The wild DIY approach to ‘the law of the land’ or lack of it, True love for all the right reasons that transcends where we seem to be in ‘the 21st century’ I cannot recommend high enough this very special literature.

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The story created moving images in my head, was well worth reading, so give it a go

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