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Hard Country
- A Novel
- By: Michael McGarrity
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,657
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,414
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,398
National best-selling author and New Mexico native Michael McGarrity takes listeners to the wild territory of the late 19th-century American Southwest for this epic tale. After the deaths of his wife and brother, John Kerney gives up his West Texas ranch and heads south in search of a new home. Soon Kerney is offered work trailing cattle to the New Mexico Territory - a job that will forever change his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hard Country lives up to it's title.
- By mar on 12-14-12
- Hard Country
- A Novel
- By: Michael McGarrity
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Top 20 Westerns
Reviewed: 01-20-25
I’ve read/listened to over 75 westerns and I would put this in the top 20. Unlike the standard western where the protagonist is smarter, tougher and more moral than everyone else, Hard Country is really 5-6 short stories about 5-6 different characters who are all flawed in different ways and none who are legendary gunslingers. The story always keeps your attention, lots of highs and lows and several “are you kidding me?” moments.
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Boom Town
- McCabes Series, Book 4
- By: Brad Dennison
- Narrated by: J. Rodney Turner
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story5 out of 5 stars 187
Johnny McCabe brings his new bride to Montana, but finds things are not as he had left them. A gold rush is threatening to change the lives of everyone. Meanwhile, in Mexico, Dusty McCabe and the men riding with him discover Sam Middleton has been confined to a covert facility for political prisoners and enemies of the state. A place where prisoners go in, but never leave alive. Can Dusty and the men with him break Sam out without getting themselves killed in the process?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Westerns as it should be
- By Tim on 11-23-21
- Boom Town
- McCabes Series, Book 4
- By: Brad Dennison
- Narrated by: J. Rodney Turner
Triumphant!
Reviewed: 08-25-24
This book does an incredible job of bringing the story lines from the first 4 McCabe books together. I was literally cheering during one particularly well written reunion. Extremely enjoyable.
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The North Line
- A Novel
- By: Matt Riordan
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 99
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4 out of 5 stars 86
Everyone believes Adam to be something he’s not. Sometimes that’s because he’s told them a story. Sometimes he’s told himself one. But when Adam joins an Alaskan fishing crew that’s promising quick money, the dangerous work and harsh lifestyle strip away all fabrications and force a dark-hearted exploration of who he really is. On the unforgiving Bering Sea, Adam finds the adventure and authenticity of a fisherman’s life revelatory. The labor required to seize bounty from the ocean invigorates him, and the often crude comradery accompanies a welcome, hard-earned wisdom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Summer Read!
- By J.R. on 06-13-24
- The North Line
- A Novel
- By: Matt Riordan
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
Timeless, smart “Go west adventure”
Reviewed: 05-12-24
The main character Adam sees the world in such a unique and intelligent way, his internal dialogue equal parts hilarious and genius. He is thrust into the dangerous world of Alaskan commercial fishing like a Louis L’Amour protagonist going west in search of riches. Caught between two worlds back home, in Alaska Adam faces an internal struggle that pushes him to the brink and ultimately reveals his true self. A brilliant debut by Riordan, his talent for language is undeniable and entertaining.
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Jigger Bunts
- A Western Story
- By: Max Brand
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 282
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 279
Every fall Tom Reynard, ramrod for the Bar L, had a hard time finding cowpunchers willing to work the winter range in the bleak badlands near the Sioux reservation. So when Jigger Bunts, an 18-year-old from New York who was familiar with riding and roping, happened along, he was hired even though his youth was a red flag to Reynard. To pass the time in the bunkhouse, the other cowhands spin tall tales for Bunts, whom they call the kid, about the exploits of Reynard, and soon Reynard becomes Bunts' hero and role model.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Favorite lines, "men took a lot of Killin
- By Crafts consumer on 10-09-20
- Jigger Bunts
- A Western Story
- By: Max Brand
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
Not his best
Reviewed: 08-10-23
Max Brand is great, this is not great. Narrator is really good. Story just kind of drags, could be half as long.
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