TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnstone,William W.
AU  - Johnstone,J.A.
TI  - To the river's end: a novel of the American frontier 
T2  - Luke Ransom, man of the mountains
SN  - 9781638081524
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Thorndike, Maine
PB  - Center Point Large Print
KW  - American Fur Company
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Trappers
KW  - Fur trade
KW  - Beaver trapping
KW  - Trapping
KW  - Survival
KW  - Whites
KW  - Relations with Indians
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life
KW  - Missouri River
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - History
KW  - To 1848
KW  - Large type books
KW  - Action and adventure fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Western fiction
KW  - Historical fiction
N1  - Regular print version previously published by: Kensington Publishing Corp
N2  - "Luke Ransom was just eighteen years old when he answered an ad in a St. Louis newspaper that would change his life forever. The American Fur Company needed one hundred enterprising men to travel up the Missouri River--the longest in North America--all the way to its source. They would hunt and trap furs for one, two, or three years. Along the way, they would face unimaginable hardships: grueling weather, wild animals, hunger, exhaustion, and hostile attacks by the Blackfeet and Arikara. Luke Ransom was one of the brave men chosen for the job--and one of the few to survive ... Five years later, Luke is a seasoned trapper and hunter, a master of his trade. The year is 1833, and the American Fur Company is sending him to the now-famous Rendezvous at Green River, it may be his last job for the company. After facing death countless times, he is ready to strike out on his own. But when he encounters a fellow trapper under attack by Indians, his life takes an unexpected turn. A new friendship is forged in blood. And a dangerous new journey begins"--
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