TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnstone,William W.
AU  - Johnstone,J.A.
TI  - To the river's end: a novel of the American frontier 
SN  - 9781638081524
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Thorndike, Maine
PB  - Center Point Large Print
KW  - American Fur Company
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Beaver trapping
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Whites
KW  - Relations with Indians
KW  - Trappers
KW  - Survival
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - To 1848
KW  - Missouri River
KW  - Western fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Large type books
N2  - Luke Ransom was just 18 years old when he answered an ad in a St Louis newspaper that would change his life forever. The American Fur Company needed 100 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 - gruelling 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. For Luke, 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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