"BEASTS" IS THE FIFTH BOOK IN THE MOUNTAIN MAN ADVENTURE SERIES FROM D. M. HAGGARD The Jicarilla tribe have returned to their northern New Mexico homeland thanks to Wilder Hawk, but he believes a full Apache chief is better suited than he is to lead them. Devastated by the loss of their first child, Wilder and his wife, Olathe, embark on a wilderness journey in search of healing. Their trek through mountains, canyons, and deserts brings challenging encounters with beasts of all kinds – animal, human, and powerful forces of nature. Tragedy once again strikes Wilder and he struggles to find a way to keep going. His journey takes him to a looming range war in Utah and eventually to California and the Pacific Ocean … a beast he has faced before. A southern journey brings him in contact with Mexican thieves that he must deal with before he returns to his home in the Rocky mountains of Colorado where another adventure awaits him.