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    Lost in the Mountains
    Lost in the Mountains
    Lost in the Mountains
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    Lost in the Mountains

    By Tony Monte

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    In 1828, Shawn Skip Sullivan is somewhere around fourteen years old when the Indians attack his familys homestead and kill both his mother and father. Warned by the barking dogs, Skips mother forced him to hide in the cabins false floor. Though Skip is unharmed, his journey is just beginning.

    After burying his parents, Skip knows he cant stay at the cabin alone forever. He remembers that theres a small settlement with a trading post about thirty miles away, but he hasnt been there since he was seven years old. With just a small backpack filled with the items the Indians didnt scavenge, Skips sets off for the nearest civilization.

    He soon finds himself alone and lost in the mountainsuntil he meets an old trapper called Big Jim, who teaches him how to survive. Together, the two navigate the wilderness while fending off attackers both human and beast. Skip comes of an age while learning tough lessons about the world and the nature around him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateApr 7, 2014
    ISBN9781491730126
    Lost in the Mountains
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    Tony Monte

    Tony Monte is retired and lives in Upstate New York. An avid fan of the Old West, his hobbies include writing, hunting, collecting guns, leather working, wood carving, flying, and building remote-controlled airplanes. Monte is also the author of The Left-Handed Gun.

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