Carry the Wind

By: Terry C. Johnston

Narrated by: Alex Boyles

Length: 30 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's Summary

Young Josiah Paddock, on the run from his past in St. Louis, didn’t have much hope of survival. Winter was coming to the Rockies, and if the cold cutting through his city clothes didn’t kill him, grizzlies or Indians would. Then his luck turned. He stumbled across the trail of Ol’ Scratch, a solitary mountain man eager enough for company to take the brash youngster under his wing. 

Pure chance brought Paddock to the old trapper’s camp, but it was skill with a gun and a knife that kept them both alive as they rode deep into the majestic land of Blackfeet and Crow, bible-spouting pioneers, and sensual women where only the best and bravest survived...and only the luckiest rode back again. 

Carry the Wind is a gripping historical saga set in the Grand Tetons during a time when the horizon never ended and a nation was being born.

©1982 Terry C. Johnston (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Great story, but

I have to not recommend this book reading, for me just to many times using the Lords name in vane. However the story is really good

Historical fiction at its finest!

We are presented with an introduction to Josiah Paddock. From his childhood, leaving home, his various jobs including his exposure to the mountains and beaver trapping, to the fateful duel with the Frenchman. Josiah’s account continues with his, and his friend Mordicah, adventure to the western mountains. Soon, Josiah would come across Titus Bass and join up with him, his education and training to begin. Josiah was a true greenhorn, in the beginning, a young man with more pride than experience. Scratch had his work cut out for him when he took this young man under his wing. They came to be fast and true friends. The adventures and hardships were a great tale of the mountains in the 1830s. I enjoyed the story and the characters. I wish Audible had the rest of the series.

Great story horrible language

The story line is good but the language is horrible. I understand some language but every sentence??? I tried to stick it out because of the story but sorry I can’t.

My favorite book series

To start off the narrator could be better but overall he's good. I'm glad at least part of this series has made it to audible finally hopefully they'll continue with the rest of the books. 10/10 would recommend if you're into spicy historical fiction.

Lots of twists and turns

If you enjoy westerns, you will be happy knowing that you have many hours to spend listening to the story of these trappers. The details are authentic and the reader, Alex Boyles, does a phenomenal job giving life to the voices of each of the characters. He smoothly switches his voice from gruff to tender, from southern accent to native tongue, making each character easily identifiable. I didn’t want the story to end. By the last chapter, I knew I would miss these characters.

Captivating

The best western I’ve read in a long time ! Could not stop listening Exception voice narration

Colorful dialogue

Historically naked language, graphic details of experiences in those early mountains. Definitely, not politically correct, but worth a view of that time, place. And how far we’ve come.

I certainly wish all his books were in audio.

He was a great western author. Terry Johnston and Harry Combs and his books he wrote some of the best and believable historical fiction books about the Mountain Men of the early 1800's. Those books Harry Combs wrote where "Brules", "Painted Horse" and "The Scout".
RIP to both, Terry died from Cancer and Harry died from very old age. Harry's first book was written when he was almost 80 years old.

Carry the Wind

This was my first book by this author and I will definitely be getting the next in the series. The narrator did an excellent job definitely worth the credit!

Titus Bass on audiobook

I’ve read the whole series and always wanted to get it in audible. It is a long book but worth the journey

Excellent

Excellent piece of literature that had me hanging on each page wanting to read what happened next
We must for all lessons and trappers devote Tis

Such an amazing insight into real lives, wonderfully written.

This trilogy of books, is one of the best I have read for a very long time. The author draws you in to a world of free people living in a wild environment, where the dangers and the absolute depth of true living are in each new moment. So so exciting making it all so real. Incites into the life and beliefs of The many Native American tribes. The wild DIY approach to ‘the law of the land’ or lack of it, True love for all the right reasons that transcends where we seem to be in ‘the 21st century’ I cannot recommend high enough this very special literature.

Very dated Story

If you cannot abide the 'N' word, please avoid this book. It's not used in the same way as modern times, but instead how travelers seem to refer to each other, but it's used often.
The story is of a young man thrown into the company of a hardy Beaver trapper, their journey together and the good and bad natives they meet. It's quite relaxing to listen to, and goes into a lot of detail about the environment and how they lived in those good 'ol times. It's quite a long slow story, so if your into a fast paced, to the point story this may prove frustrating for you, but I found the narrator captured the characters well, and it's was easy to drift along with the story. Not great, but if you just like variety and a different novel to help escape to, then you may enjoy this too.

unputdownable!!

an amazingly gripping story, full of interesting 'facts'. exceedingly well read. not my normal subject choice but so glad I happened on it.

A tale of trapper frontiersmen

The story is set in the hills and mountains of America in the early 1800s and is a tale of man against nature and man against man. I particularly enjoyed the detailed description of how the trappers survived in the wilderness and the authentic earthy language that such men spoke. It gets quite gory in places but the plot is difficult to predict and I enjoyed the book.

Good listen but,,,,,

Beware!!!!
Words will offend as not PC in these times,, but in reflection the words used are very racist,but they are not used in the same context as used today,, well suppose you’ll have to work it out for yourself and make your own mind up !

Bob d review

The story started very slow and the terrible accents nearly stopped me listening and they never got any better, but I enjoyed the story line.

Great book

Thanks a first class book well read and I have been totally impressed with it.

Worth the length!

A mammoth tale well told by the author. Wonderful descriptions of life and characters of the time. For me it was a huge benefit to have it read to me as it brought the story to life in a way that my own reading of it couldn’t have done. I only gave the performance 4 stars because the accent of one of the characters was hard to believe. I almost gave up on the story because of it but I persevered and am so glad I did. It’s a tale that will stay with me and I’m now hoping Audible has the other books in this series.