The Long Trail

McCabes Series, Book 1

De: Brad Dennison

Narrado por: J. Rodney Turner

First in the best-selling series the McCabes.

The story of a family building a ranch in the rugged wilderness of post-Civil War Montana, and of a young man seeking his family and his destiny. If you liked the movie Open Range or the TV shows Big Valley and Lancer, or the novels of Louis L'Amour and Ralph Compton, then this might be for you.

©2013 Bradley A. Dennison (P)2021 Tantor

Great voice work.

A great story and easy listen! Great character development. Good movement of topic and engaging listening.

Good story

The story was very touching. J Rodney Turner is a very good narrator. He makes the story come alive.

McCabe Series is Awesome

I love the entire series. I've been looking for a good solid western series with decent narration and this one goes above and beyond my expectations. The narration is gritty, raw, and that deep sexy gravilly voice that I love served up with my westerns. Very smooth narration.
I particularly love this first book and the rich characters and histories it introduces to the audience.
I don't think romance is this authors strong suit, but I don't need much romance in my westerns - the way they live and the rich descriptions of the landscapes is enough romance for me with a western. Plenty of positive things about this series/book - like all series there are a couple of so/so books - but sometimes I think that has to do with the characters we have come to like and which ones we really aren't invested in that sways our interest in a book within a series. But Brad Dennison really has a talent for bringing characters to life with rich personalities. By the time I got to Johnnie McCabe in the series I was really pleased with the author's improvement in character interaction and it reminded me a little of Larry McMurtry - which is a HUGE compliment.
Highly recommend this series.

Highly verbose

Nice long western to listen to while traveling.
The story was though with well developed characters but oh so wordy.

WESTERNS

Great story. Really enjoyed the the narrator. Looking forward to continuing the series. Thanks to a great adventure!

An enjoyable old west tale

Enjoyable read thru the times of the old west. A nice flowing storyline. Perfect characters. Read masterfully.

Distinct Vocal Characters

My first 19th century western. The descriptions were vivid and colorful. The plot was interesting and kept my attention. Some of the concepts seemed more 21st century and a little unbelievable. The reading was very well done with good distinctions most the time between characters. The whispery quality of the reader’s voice was sometimes annoying because I couldn’t get the volume high enough to be heard while doing household chores.

family values

good story kept in Insteaded all the way thru the story I'll the end lots of action.

Best character development in a Western in a long time.

I liked it all. This is one of my favorite Westerns ever. I can't wait to listen to the next book.

Better Than Johnstone

Better written, better plots, better story line, better climaxes, better descriptions. Johnstone is good, but Dennison is much, much better.