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    Grizzly Rendezvous
    Grizzly Rendezvous
    Grizzly Rendezvous
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    Grizzly Rendezvous

    By Jeremy Perry

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    (Short Story)
    No one ever told the McCarty brothers the western frontier would be an easy place to live. This time, an ornery grizzly is on the prowl, making life tough for a few that happen to get in its way. However, Lucas, who also has a personal stake in this, has had enough. It's up to him and an old trapper named Jude to track down the beast and set matters straight.

    This ebook is approximately 25 standard book pages.

    Titles within the series:
    Brothers of the Mountain (self-titled)
    Blood on the Prairie
    Grizzly Rendezvous

    Brothers of the Mountain is a developing series of standalone adventures that depict the lives of fictional trappers/brothers Henry and Lucas McCarty. Each story not only portrays extreme action and adventure, but also represents the special breed of men who were willing to risk their lives in the adverse and hostile conditions of America's western frontier in the 1820s and 30s.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateMay 7, 2013
    ISBN9781301769957
    Grizzly Rendezvous
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    Jeremy Perry

    Jeremy Perry is an American writer from southern Indiana. He is the author of Brothers of the Mountain, Moonshiner's Honor, Where the Gravel Lane Ends, and other books. He writes historical fiction, rural and smalltown fiction, and working-class stories. His work has appeared in magazines such as Cowboy Jamboree, New Pop Lit, Revolution John, and Lamplit Underground. For all book and story news visit https://www.jeremyjperry.com/.

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      Grizzly Rendezvous - Jeremy Perry

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      Northwest Louisiana Territory, October, 1826

      The young trapper named Lucas McCarty stood knee-deep in the cool waters of the Rocky Mountain stream. Bending over, he lowered the Newhouse trap to the streambed below, into which he anchored the device securely. With his hand, he clumped and stirred the mud, concealing the trap’s powerful steel jaws. Next, he pulled his knife and with it he honed the end of a willow sapling to a fine point. Shoving the pointed end into the muddy bottom, he positioned the leafy end above the water, directly over the steel apparatus. Lastly, he fumbled inside his leather possibles bag and removed a small bottle filled with the beaver castoreum.

      Lucas pulled the cork and splashed the leaves thoroughly. When finished, he waded fifty-yards downstream and stepped up to the dry bank where his sorrel had been waiting patiently.

      That’s the last one, ol’ boy, he said to the horse, as he wiped his bare feet on the grass.

      Now we just have to wait for Henry to get back with our supplies. The horse snorted and bucked its muscular neck, appearing to agree with the remark.

      While Lucas sat on the ground, wiping the rest of the mud from his feet, the sun was on the verge of sinking behind the mountain peaks to the West. The young man of twenty had learned a great deal about this frontier, which he and his older brother had traveled to only three years before. He had also realized early on that the western frontier wasn’t to be taken lightly. Vicious, cruel intent lurked where one least expected it. However, he also had discovered that the Rocky Mountains held more majestic and natural beauty than he’d ever seen before in his entire life.

      As Lucas climbed back to his feet, the sorrel whinnied and flared its nostrils wide, showing signs of fear and distress.

      What’s wrong, boy? whispered

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