Grizzly Killer: The Making of a Mountain Man

By: Lane R Warenski

Narrated by: Chase Bradley

When Zach Connors and his pa left their Kentucky homestead in the summer of 1824 to see the Rocky Mountains, he didn't realize he would never see his childhood home again or that he would find love, friendship, fame, and a new home in this wild and harsh wilderness.

After a grizzly kills his pa, Zach struggles to survive a cold and brutal winter alone. After killing a rouge grizzly and fighting hostile Indians on his own, he becomes known as Grizzly Killer and is respected throughout the West.

Along with his dog, Jimbo, whom the Indians call the Great Medicine Dog, he finds Running Wolf, an injured Ute warrior, and together they fight off a hostile war party. They rescue two Shoshone sisters from the brutality of a French trapper and take them as wives. After Zach saves Running Wolf's beautiful sister, Shining Star, he is expected to take her as a second wife, but his Christian beliefs conflict with the Indian traditions, and he struggles within himself to accept the Indian ways.

Set in the rugged Uinta Mountains of Northern Utah, this is a story of survival against nature and hostile Indians and the clash of cultures between the Indians and mountain men that were the first to brave this uncharted wilderness, seeking their fortune from the pelts of the beaver.

©feb 11th, 2017 Wolfpack Publishing (P)2017 Wolfpack Publishing

Entertaining, engrossin

This book has a simple, but very well told story. It is entertaining and always had my attention. The author's attention to detail made me feel like I was there.

Very good book

I enjoyed this book very much.I want to thank the author for writing it. Write some more please.

Mountain Man Adventure!!!

Great story, truly an enjoyable experience. Gritty, informative, sounded like a true adventure. Thank You.

Entertaining cool story

Very entertaining story. Well written , and well read. Has a very distinct diary style and perfectly reflects the feel of the Rocky Mointain fur trade era. Liked it a lot, and downloading book II now.

Best Mountain Man Series

I was raised in north west Wyoming out side of Yellowstone were the Rocky mountains meet the plains. These stories take me back to the tales and legends passed down from my elders. To hear these stories told in this way, makes it easy to slip back in time when thing were new and unspoiled.

Great listen

I really enjoyed this book. I thought gave a really good account of the life of a mountain man. I gave it only a four star because I felt it could have given us a little more detail of the mountains or the time to get somewhere. I got confused when the hero was suddenly somewhere and I'd have to go back to make sure I hadn't miss heard something.

Fun Read

I liked the character and the names of the Indians. I think it was realistic for a mountain man.

Great Mountain Man Yarn !

Entertaining male fantasy - huntin', fishin', naked wet women, fightin', loyal dog, loyal mule, loyal friends, being the best.

Great book, great series

I really enjoyed this series. It is certainly, in many ways currently very politically incorrect. But, I have waited close to 40 years to find this book. One of my greatest pleasures as a young teenager was reading stories about the frontier, the mountain men, the long hunters, etc. This series has the one thing I always wanted from those old stories but never found. The “heroes” of those old stories were invariably Natty Bumppo type characters who were quick to live and to survive by learning from and emulating the native Americans’ ways. But, at the same time they always considered themselves superior and were always quick to point out their own “white Christian” superiority to the heathen red skins “nature.” In those old stories the Native American’s were never more than the hero’s “sidekick.” They were never equals. It was a joy to find none of that in this book. If you are looking for a good solid story of good guys and bad guys, strong heroes and beautiful heroines then this is a book I can certainly recommend.

Glitches

Great book but had a couple glitches in it. Making me miss small parts of the story