| Author: | Arlen Blumhagen | ISBN: | 9781611870404 |
| Publisher: | Untreed Reads | Publication: | December 12, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Arlen Blumhagen |
| ISBN: | 9781611870404 |
| Publisher: | Untreed Reads |
| Publication: | December 12, 2010 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Arlen Blumhagen captures the feel of the western wilderness of the late 1800's in this story of one man's adventures across the American wilderness.Mount leads a simple life using his skills to survive in his cabin on the side of a mountain. When circumstances require him to make a trip into St. Louis Mount thinks it will be a quick visit to The Big City and then home. What he isn't prepared for is the request of Andrew Worthington to lead his family through the wilderness and up through the Oregon Trail. What ensues is a series of adventures from attacks by Indians and snakes to blizzards and several near-fatal disasters. All Mount wants to do is get home to his life but can he keep his band of travelers alive long enough to make it? Combining adventure with a liberal dose of comedy MOUNT crosses genres from historical fiction to western to humor to take the reader through one of the most memorable times in American history.
Arlen Blumhagen captures the feel of the western wilderness of the late 1800's in this story of one man's adventures across the American wilderness.Mount leads a simple life using his skills to survive in his cabin on the side of a mountain. When circumstances require him to make a trip into St. Louis Mount thinks it will be a quick visit to The Big City and then home. What he isn't prepared for is the request of Andrew Worthington to lead his family through the wilderness and up through the Oregon Trail. What ensues is a series of adventures from attacks by Indians and snakes to blizzards and several near-fatal disasters. All Mount wants to do is get home to his life but can he keep his band of travelers alive long enough to make it? Combining adventure with a liberal dose of comedy MOUNT crosses genres from historical fiction to western to humor to take the reader through one of the most memorable times in American history.
