Ordeal of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man, No. 17) [Paperback]

William W. Johnstone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1996

In the depth of a cruel High Lonesome winter comes a cryptic message for Smoke Jensen. The letter tells of skulduggery by gold barons, railroad magnates and Chinese tongs in San Francisco. Smoke knows only one person in the city by the bay: the well-rounded, open-natured Francie, mistress of one of the town's most notorious pleasure palaces. Smoke once rescued her from raiding Cheyenne, but now Madame Francie is mysteriously dead...and Smoke's arrival in San Francisco is less than welcoming. Then, on the waterfront, he learns of a plot by the wealthy, the mighty, and the deadly to expand their stronghold over the region's gold-rich lands. Beating a trail into the High Sierras, Smoke recruits a band of angry prospectors, ranchers and farmers for a final showdown that could be the end of Smoke Jensen...

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786015330
• ISBN-13: 978-0786015337
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need Help, May 2, 2003

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Max Inman (holland, mi. U.S.A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ordeal of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man, No. 17) (Paperback)

Smoke Jensen gets a cripted letter. After interpreting it he gathers what he needs for the journy to San Fransico. Smoke finds his only acquaintance has been killed. Then he learns of a dangerous plot to take over all of the regions wealth. Smoke beats a trail back to the Sierras and gathers angry prospectors, ranchers, and farmers for the showdown in Frisco....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Power of the Mountain Man, April 12, 2010

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Mack "middle school reader" (South Dakota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man, No. 15) (Paperback)

Power of the Mountain Man

Smoke Jensen got a letter from one of his buddies: now he's planning to go there and help him out. Sally Jensen, his wife, doesn't like him leaving the ranch with only her and a few guys's watching the ranch. Smoke and Sally make their living buying and selling mountain bred horses. The place they live is called Sugarloaf. He has built himself a reputation with a gun, and people say he draws like greased lighting. Now he is on his way, but he doesn't know what danger lies before him.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars " A Struggle For Me ", December 29, 2007

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John Mercier (Saratoga Springs, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man, No. 15) (Paperback)

I like Smoke Jenson; he is strong and stands for good and right, but after reading other Last Mountain Man stories I could pretty much tell you what was going to happen around each bend in the trail. Smoke leaves his Wife on the ranch in the High Lonesome to save someone from bad guys. He kills many who don't backdown, lets the ones go who turn chicken, and turns very few over to the "Law". The same thing happens in other stories with different characters. This series needs some imagination and creativity or I may stop reading it.