The High Country

A Novel of the American Frontier

By: J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone

Narrated by: Jack Garrett

William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone celebrate the guts, glory, and often deadly exploits of the pioneering fur trappers who tracked and tamed the wild and lawless American frontier.

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. IF YOUR HORSE DOESN’T WANT TO GO THERE, NEITHER DO YOU.

Luke Ransom and Jug Sartain, trappers for the American Fur Company, made a formidable team when they partnered up in the grueling winter wilderness of Blackfoot Country. No hostile raids by man, no brutal obstacles of nature could stop them from snaring what they came for. The nicest surprise was that Luke came home with a wife—Willow, a lovely young Crow woman. Now, one year later, in this new trapping season of 1834, it’s Luke, Jug, and Willow who become the hunted . . .

They’re heading farther to the northwest in the mountain valleys of the Beaverhead and Pioneer Range. It’s a known risk. The fearsome, kill-crazy Blackfoot claim exclusive rights to the territory—even the hardcase Hudson Bay trappers think twice about crossing that line. But it’s an unknown risk that’s putting the lives of Luke, Jug, and Willow in danger. A kill-crazy, vengeance-seeking hound named Jake Purcell is following their every move.

He aims to make a big killing in the High Country—and take Willow alive for his feral own needs. A cold and bloody day in hell is storming on the horizon.

©2025 J. A. Johnstone (P)2025 Recorded Books

EXCELLENT STORY

Love Jack Garrett's narration. Fantastic changes in voice for each character. Brings to life each well written and built character! Thrilling story!!

Classic

A great story and narration. I enjoyed the interaction between the character and the classic good guy/bad guy storyline,

how the frontiersmen survived

I liked how he depicted the struggles of frontier life and how they used spicy humor to help.soften the strife. the horrendous evil that grows in the minds of men to destroy the life's of good people for thier own satisfaction.