The Trapper's Journey
From High Society to Buckskins
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The hardships and dangers faced by the men, women, and families that first came west. How they faced these dangers and how they settled a untamed land.
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When suddenly, the bear rears up not thirty feet to the front of us; I react instantly, brining my rifle to my shoulder and firing almost at the same instant. I hit him, because, he looks at us. I turn and yell, “Darleen up that tree!” She gets the limb from her saddle while I'm still reloading and pulls her, self up. I wish that tree was bigger but, it was the nearest one to her position. I get my rifle reloaded just as the big grizzly breaks through the underbrush, spruce and aspen saplings not twenty feet in front of me. I throw the gun to my shoulder to fire. But, Pegasus starts’ bucking almost, as soon as, the rifle comes to my shoulder. Consequently, I get a shot off but, it’s a dead miss; because, both me and the rifle are flying through the air. I hit the ground hard, I lay all sprawled out. The next thing I feel is the bear’s hot breath. The rifle is ten feet away it might as well be ten miles and I couldn‘t reload fast enough anyway.
About the Author
Marvin Scott Parvino goes by Scott; because there are four generations of Marvin's in his family. Parvino considers himself a Texan although he was born on Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. He comes from three generations of military in his immediate family which also includes a brother and a sister-in-law. He and his family are very proud to be from East Texas. During 12 years in the United States Navy or Texas Army National Guard he has been in 49 states and overseas many times. While serving in the Navy was on the 3
Scott was involved in an automobile accident while working on his master's degree that left him partially disabled due to a brain injury. He could not find work in related fields because of his disability. Employers were not eager to take-on what they called “a liability issue”. So one day he put his thoughts down on his computer and we will experience his love for animals through this saga.
Although Scott has always loved history and the American West he chose to tell a story based on his knowledge and research. Parvino stated: “For every person or detail that is listed in history, how many people do we know absolutely nothing about? This book is to tell the story of those who were forgotten.”
Before his accident Scott wrote poetry and oil painted beautiful landscapes and western skies. He has a very keen eye for detail as you will discover. We look forward to the adventure that follows.