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The Frontier Overland Company by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Published by Pinnacle Books on November 28, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Historical / General, Fiction / Westerns
Pages: 320
Format: Audiobook
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JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE THE DREAMS ARE BIGGER—AND THE ROAD IS DEADLIER.

From the bestselling masters of Old West fiction comes a bold new saga of the American frontier. Set amid the sprawling plains and majestic mountains of Wyoming Territory, this is the epic story of a legendary stagecoach line—and the brave men who built it, drove it, and risked their lives to keep it running . . .

Founded in 1866, The Frontier Overland Company was no ordinary stagecoach operation. To begin with, its founding partners met in a Wyoming saloon brawl. After a raucous burst of punching, cursing, and chair smashing, the last two men standing become friends for life. Two kindred souls with the same fighting spirit, Tucker Cobb and former Texas Ranger Butch Keeling agreed to launch a business together: a brand-new stagecoach line through the wilds of Wyoming . . .
 
They called it the Frontier Overland Company. And a legend was born.
 
Cobb and Keeling knew it wouldn’t be easy. The nation was still healing from the War Between the States. Red Cloud’s War—an armed alliance of Lakota, Northern Cheyennes, and Northern Apaho against the United States—was heating up fast. And wealthy railroad magnates were itching to lay track for their western expansion to the Pacific. But it was one ruthless businessman—King Charles Hagen—who posed the biggest danger of all. He saw Cobb and Keeling’s fledging company as a direct threat to his growing shipping empire. And, unfortunately for them, he decided to squash their little stagecoach business while they’re escorting a young woman to see her dying father, an army colonel, at a Wyoming fort. With Red Cloud on the warpath, Wyoming Territory is about to become hell on earth.
 

This is the thrilling story of The Frontier Overland Company. This is how dreams are made. How legends are born. And how two fearless men staked their claim in America. The rest is history.

This audiobook felt like stepping right into the grit and dust of the American frontier. The story had that classic Johnstone style — tough men, harsh landscapes, and justice delivered with a rifle. I enjoyed the narrator’s performance; it added a rugged, old-school Western feel that really worked for the tone of the book. The pacing kept things moving, and while the characters weren’t overly complex, they did exactly what you expect in a Western: survive, protect, and fight when needed. If you enjoy audiobooks that pull you into a lawless world of wagons, outlaws, and wide-open danger, this is a solid pick.

🛑 Disclosure: I received this audiobook from Netgalley and the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.