the land breakers Author:john ehle Mooney Wright was the first man to arrive in the valley. he was a big man, eager to accept the challenge of the wilderness mountain country, willing to pit himself against its seen and unseen threats, its wolves and bears, ots terrifying nighttime forest noises, its bone-biting cold, its lonely quiet edged with fear. It took a man of Mooney's... more » strength and spirit to chop down trees, build a cabin against the coming winter's mountain storms, burn off the brush, scratch some planting room for crops.« less