Wilderness
61 primary works • 68 total works
Book 1
Anyone foolhardy enough to venture into the vast, unexplored regions beyond the Mississippi ran the risk of being attacked by hostile Indians or wild beasts or of starving to death in the Great American Desert. Those threats didn't hinder young Nathaniel King. Leaving New York City in 1828, he headed west because his uncle had promised to share with him the greatest treasure in the world. Nathaniel's trail led him from danger to danger, and into the wild, uninhabited Rocky Mountains. There, life was a neverending struggle to survive from one day to the next. If Nathaniel lived, he would
unearth a treasure far more valuable than he had ever imagined.
Book 2
In 1828, although the United States had only been in existence for fifty years, some cities were already bustling, overcrowded metropolises. Beyond the Mississippi River, however, lay a vast region unexplored by white men. There, nineteen-year-old Nathaniel King and a rugged mountain man named Shakespeare McNair headed for a rendezvous of trappers and fur traders in the Rocky Mountains. But hostile utes and Blackfeet Indians pursued them relentlessly, determined to have their scalps. Despite the protection of a friendly band of Shoshone, Nathaniel and his companion faced a peril that might mean not only the end of their quest for freedom, but the end of their lives.
Book 2
Book 3
In 1828, the Rocky Mountains were an immense, unsettled region through which few white men dared to travel. Only courageous mountain men like Nathaniel King were willing to risk the unknown dangers for the freedom the wilderness offered. But while attending a rendezvous of trappers and fur traders, King's freedom was threatened when he was accused of murdering several men for their money. With the help of his friend Shakespeare McNair, Nathaniel had to prove his innocence. For he had not cast off the fetters of society to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Book 4
In 1828, the Rocky Mountains were wild and treacherous. Anyone daring to travel there faced unknown dangers and adventures at every turn. On a hunting trip, young Nathaniel King stumbled onto a disgraced Crow Indian. Attempting to regain his honor, Sitting Bear placed himself and his family in great peril, for a war party of hostile Utes threatened to kill them all. When the savages wounded Sitting Bear and kidnapped his wife and daughter, Nathaniel had to rescue them or watch them perish. But despite his skill in tricking unfriendly Indians, King might have met an enemy he could not outsmart.
Book 5
In 1828, few white men had set foot west of the Mississippi River, and of those who did, even fewer lived to describe the unknown territory. Only tough mountain men like Nathaniel King had the strength and knowledge to carve out a life in that savage region. But when a war party of Blackfoot Indians kidnapped his friend Shakespeare McNair, Nathaniel found his survival skills tested as never before. If King made one mistake, neither he nor Shakespeare would ever tell anyone their tale.
Book 6
Life on the immense, frozen frontier was a daily struggle for survival that tried the courage and determination of any man, even a man like Nathaniel King. But when three vicious trappers ambushed him and stole his pregnant wife, Winona, King faced the greatest challenge of his life. For if Nate did not rescue Winona and their unborn child, the life he had worked so hard to build would be worthless.
Book 7
In 1829, life west of the Mississippi was filled with constant peril and hardship. At any moment, a settler might find himself threatened by a murderous Indian or a deadly beast. Only rugged mountain men like Nathaniel King had the courage to challenge the unknown dangers for the freedom the wilderness offered. But when Nate and his mentor Shakespeare McNair made enemies of two Flathead Indians, their survival skills were tested as never before. If either man made one mistake, both would suffer merciless deaths.
Book 8
In 1829, a new life in the vast uncharted region beyond the Mississippi River, was a cause for celebration, and fear. With wild beasts, lawless renegades, and hostile Indians enough to threaten even the bravest of men, a newborn had little hope for survival. Upon the birth of their first child, trapper Nathaniel King and his Indian wife, Winona, were overjoyed. But their delight turned to terror when Nathan accompanied the men of Winona's tribe on a deadly buffalo hunt. If King didn't return, his family was sure to perish.
Book 9
In 1832, life in the Rocky Mountains was filled with danger and mystery. Indian legends held that deep in secluded valleys lurked bizarre creatures bent on destroying man. Although Indians shunned such places, courageous settlers like Nathaniel King had no time for such tales, and they willingly braved these forbidden areas. But when Nate led a hunting expedition into a valley where one of these monsters was said to live, several of his fellow hunters were viciously slain. And before long Nate himself became the prey of a beast that might have come out of his worst nightmare.
Book 12
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Life in the wild Rockies was never easy for the courageous mountain men who lived there. And those settlers who dared to travel were endangered by murderous cutthroats and vicious beasts. Only intrepid pioneers like Nathaniel King had the strength and skill to battle the ever-present perils. But when Nate and his you family journeyed to the southern Rockies, bloodthirsty Apaches kidnapped his wife and son. With the help of his friend Shakespeare McNair, Nate would save his loved ones - or pay the ultimate price.
Book 13
Before there were laws, taxes, and the pollution of so-called civilization, free man could go to breathe the pure air of liberty in the vast, untamed Rockies. There, Nathaniel King and other rugged mountain men were always willing to lend struggling settlers a helping hand. But when Nate freed Solomon Cain from an Indian death trap, the apparently innocent man repaid King's kindness by leaving him stranded in the wilds. Only with the help of a Ute brave who sought vengeance against Cain could King set right the mistake he had made. Cain deserved more than death - he deserved wilderness justice!
Book 14
Book 15
Savage and dangerous, the unexplored Rockies hid threats that could kill even the most experienced mountain men. And any greenhorn unlucky enough to get stranded in a wilderness blizzard faced a brutal death. Settlers like Nathaniel King had the survival skills needed to live through the fierce winter storms, and they willingly helped any stranded traveler. But when Nate took in a pair of strangers who had lost their way in the snow, his kindness was repaid with vile treachery. If King wasn't careful, he and his young family would not live to see another spring.
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Book 18
The savage Rockies - home to bloodthirsty Indians and ferocious beasts. With cunning, grit, and skill, Nate King had hacked a life out of the punishing wilderness. A seasoned hunter and trapper, King could fend off attacks from brutal warriors and furious grizzlies alike. But a hunt for a mountain lion twice the size of other deadly cats proved to be his greatest challenge. If Nate couldn't destroy the monstrous creature, it would slaughter innocent settlers - and the massacre would begin with Nate's family.
Book 19
Back in the days when a man's worth was judged by his courage, the rugged pioneers in the Rocky Mountains were amoung the bravest. Settlers like Nathaniel King fought from day to day, never knowing when warring Indians or cutthroat renegades would attack. One new enemy could cause them untold pain; one small mistake could bring them excrutiating death. And when Nate faced a foe bullets would not kill, his rifle couldn't save him. If his cunning failed, King would end up as nothing more than another notch in his seemingly invincible adversary's belt.
Book 20
Before the yoke of civilization had tamed the land, a man had to fight for his life in the Rocky Mountains. If hostile Indians weren't hunting for his scalp, ferocious grizzlies or man-eating mountain lions were after his flesh. And if the summer heat wasn't boiling his blood, the winter cold was freezing it. So Nathaniel King and other settlers were forever on the lookout for possible dangers, and they were always ready to match death with death. But when a marauding band of killers and thieves kidnapped his wife and children, Nate had finally run into enemies who pushed his skill and cunning to the limit. And it would only take one wrong move for him to lose his family - and his only reason for living.
Book 22
In the savage Rockies, trouble was always brewing. If trappers weren't bedeviled by hostile Indians, they were tormented by wild animals and punishing blizzards. Strong mountain men like Nate King risked everything to carve a new world from the frontier, and they weren't about to give it up without a fight. But when some friendly Crows asked Nate to help them rescue a missing girl from a band of murderous Lakota, he set off on a journey that would take him to the end of the trail - and possibly the end of his life.
Book 24
