The Beginning, J.A. Johnstone
The Beginning, J.A. Johnstone
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The Beginning

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

Narrator: Jack Garrett

Unabridged: 10 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/29/2015


Synopsis

THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

For the first time, an epic account of a boy born into a struggle for survival on the harsh and unforgiving American frontier, the story behind the legend of Smoke Jensen …

On the eve of the Civil War, Kirby Jensen is the youngest of three children living on a hardscrabble ranch in Southwestern Missouri. But in 1861, shots were fired in Charleston Harbor, and Kirby’s father and brother went to war. Smoke Jensen: The Beginning follows the Jensen clan during these volatile years, from Civil War battles to border state raids to the kind of frontier justice achieved only by bullets and blood. William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone chronicle the early years of Kirby Jensen—soon to be nicknamed Smoke—as he journeys from boyhood innocence into a manhood shaped by violence and a young man’s thirst for justice. Filled with actual historical events and legendary characters, the story of Smoke Jensen’s early years is a powerful, brutal, and amazing American saga.

About J.A. Johnstone

J. A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J. A. at an early age. He has co-written numerous bestselling series with William W. Johnstone


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on June 14, 2019

Johnstone went back to tell the early life of Kirby (Smoke) Jensen and his family. The story begins in 1860-1961 on a ranch in southwestern Missouri. This was a violent time and place in American history. The book is well written and what I like best about Johnstone’s books is the amount of research......more

Goodreads review by Bill on June 25, 2023

The origin story of Smoke Jensen, legend of the West. Classic western style story of one man’s journey into vengeance and justice. Its interesting to see how this ties all the Jensen family of books together. Looking forward to reading more.......more

Goodreads review by Space Cowgirl on November 27, 2024

Good start🐺💪🔫🔪🐎 ADULT Historical Western 🐺🔫💪🔪🐎💀 This is a good start to a series of books about the gunslinger Smoke Jensen. He is looking for the outlaws that killed his family and Raped his sister. He becomes a deputy US marshal Which helps him in his quest. Good Old west novel reading. This is book......more

Goodreads review by Ed on April 12, 2021

Solid Western with a righteous Smoke Jensen seeking justice in a fast paced start of an iconic series.......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on October 23, 2015

Another excellent book about Smoke Jensen. This one begins when Kirby Jensen is a young pre-teen about the beginning of the Civil War and brings him up to adulthood and his name of Smoke Jensen. W.W Johnstone developed a great character and trained his nephew, J.A. in the historical research to make......more