Dance on the Wind, Terry C. Johnston
Dance on the Wind, Terry C. Johnston
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Dance on the Wind

Author: Terry C. Johnston

Series: Titus Bass Series #1

Narrator: Alex Boyles

Unabridged: 21 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/18/2025


Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Titus Bass fears one fate more than any other: never to experience the great wilderness or the wildness inside himself. So late one night he snatches a squirrel gun and a handful of biscuits, flees into the woods, and doesn’t look back.From Louisville past the Chickasaw bluffs and the Natchez Trace all the way to New Orleans, he plunges into the rough-and-tumble life along the banks of the Mississippi. It is a volatile, violent country of boatmen and river bandits, knife fights and Indian raids, strong liquor and stronger women. Yet beyond the great river stretches the vast, unexplored expanse of the Great Plains. And it is here that young Titus will seek his future—and risk everything to seize it.

About Terry C. Johnston

Terry C. Johnston (1947–2001) is recognized as a master of the American historical novel. His grand adventures of the American West combine the grace and beauty of a natural storyteller with complete dedication to historical accuracy and authenticity. He was born in Kansas and lived all his life in the American West. His first novel, Carry the Wind, won the Medicine Pipe Bearer Award from the Western Writers of America, and his subsequent books have appeared on bestseller lists throughout the country.

About Alex Boyles

Alex Boyles has been acting pretty much his entire life. He got his BA in theater–acting/directing performance from CSU Long Beach and his MFA in acting performance from Ohio State University. He started narrating audiobooks in 2019 and hasn’t looked back!


Reviews

Goodreads review by Don Sheppard on September 09, 2018

I've read all of Terry Johnston's books from the titus bass series and the Seamus donegan series.I have read them in paper back format and nook and kindle now. My favorite writer of all time. I ejust wish that he hadn't passed at such young age.RIP Terry Johnston My favorite writer of all time. I've......more

Goodreads review by Joe on February 18, 2022

Excellent, engrossing page turner. We’ll researched with excellent writing and no slow spots through all 607 pages of my copy. The Scenery is described so well you’d swear you were there. I was glad to here there are 9 books in this series, looking to take my time with them and enjoy every page. Would......more

Goodreads review by Skip on August 30, 2016

The early life of Titus Bass This is the story of the early life of the main character in Johnston's trilogy, Carry The Wind, Border Lords, and One Eyed Dream. It's a tale of a young mans' dream to leave settled farm life to find the adventure that his grandfather spoke of a generation earlier.Johnst......more

Goodreads review by Robert Sterling on March 11, 2018

A different kind of novel. I didn't know what to expect when I bought this book, but it surprised me, a different writing but gave a glimpse of life on the frontier in the early days of America. I enjoyed it......more

Goodreads review by Steve on February 27, 2008

An exciting tail of a young man's adventures as he breaks away from his parents and the farming life he loathes. Sometimes I think he gets too much into the character's thought process, but overall, I'd recommend it to anyone who likes early frontier adventures.......more


Quotes

“[A] prequel about Bass’s coming of age in frontier America…Sound, meticulously researched, historically accurate.” Kirkus Reviews

“The historical and geographic descriptions are vivid, as are the many hearty and colorful characters.” Publishers Weekly

“Johnston is a deservedly popular western author whose appeal lies not so much in the adventures he dramatizes as in the depth of his characters. They love, grieve, laugh, and feel guilt, anger, and jealousy. They’re real people, not just providers of vicarious thrills.” Booklist