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Summary: The Best of the Sackett Novels
Review: This novel which introduced us to the intriguing saga of the Sackett family is by far the best of the series. Set in 17th century England and America, this book creates vivid images of life during a time when freedom was not a given right, but something you had to fight for. The courageous Barnabas Sackett flees to America to start a new life with nothing but the clothes on his back and a deep sense of pride. Struggling to survive in the wild untamed land of what is now the USA, Barnabas finds himself faced with escaping from vicious pirates, battling the elements of the weather, and often times being the first white man to come face to face with the American Indians of the region. L'Amour does a fine job at telling this adventurous tale which will keep you flipping the pages from start to finish.
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Summary: No six-shooters here, but those sabers get it done too !
Review: What a legacy ! Barnabas Sackett is the grandfather of them all and what an awesome introduction into the series. It stands as one of the best adventures of the entire series (19 great Sackett stories). I admire a Sackett's ability to partner up with valiant side-kicks who are quite loyal and hold their own along side their 'main-man'. Barnabas is a stud !! Great book,if you have a choice, read these books in order, but if you don't you still get awesome results from a single read. Thanks again Mr. Lamour.
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Summary: No six-shooters here, but those sabers get it done too !
Review: What a legacy ! Barnabas Sackett is the grandfather of them all and what an awesome introduction into the series. It stands as one of the best adventures of the entire series (19 great Sackett stories). I admire a Sackett's ability to partner up with valiant side-kicks who are quite loyal and hold their own along side their 'main-man'. Barnabas is a stud !! Great book,if you have a choice, read these books in order, but if you don't you still get awesome results from a single read. Thanks again Mr. Lamour.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: When my Grandfather told me that I could have all of his Louis L'Amour books (24 in all and all of the "Sackett's") I was extremelly excited. I picked up this book ("Sackett's Land") and was immediately drawn into the world of Barnabas Sackett, I couldn't put it down and finished it in 2 hours. I great book and not a "Western" (so don't let that bother you). I guarantee that you will be enchanted with this one.
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Summary: Before there was a country, there were Sackets here....
Review: While I believe that I have read most of the Sackett novels, this first one was always my favorite. It is definately the most unusual of the series, indeed, of anything that I've read by Louis L'Amour. Set in 1599, it is the story of Barnabas Sackett, founder of the Sackett clan in the New World. The Sacketts were fenmen (swamp men) eeking out an existance farming the little good land available to them, fishing for eels, smuggling, or going off to fight in the wars. It was the combination of the chance finding of a cache of Roman gold, along with a fight with an arrogant aristocrat, that put young Barnabas on the road to "adventure." Fleeing to London, he meets the contacts that he will need to set sail for a new world and a new life. The sword fights, pirates, and sea battles that follow are not what you expect in a "western", but they are quite good never-the-less. Upon surviving to reach America (after Roanoke, but before Jamestown) Barnabas rapidly sizes up the territory and the inhabitants and resolves to start his family there- far from kings and aristocrats. When he hears of the "far blue mountains" from the Indians that he is trading with, he makes up his mind to one day travel to them- and beyond.
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