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Loading... Sackett's Land (1974)by Louis L'Amour
None. great series ( )This is the first story, chronologically, in the generations spanning saga of the Sackett family. It begins in the Fen country in eastern England in 1599. Barnabas Sackett is an honest hard working young man who has both very good and very bad luck fall upon him in the same day. This story isn't a "western" per se - it is set in England, the Atlantic and the early American coast around Cape Hatteras. I like the straightforward storytelling style of L'Amour. This story tells of how and why the Sackett's came to America. L'Amour writes in his introduction, "History is not made only by kings and parliments, presidents, wars, and generals. It is the story of people, of their love, honor, faith, hope and suffering; of birth and death, of hunger, thirst and cold, of lonliness and sorrow." There is a lot of action and adventure in this. We see that Barnabas is a good, honest man following in the manner of his father. His actions seem to create more than a normal amount of luck, both good and bad. I'm looking forward to reading more. Jeremy read this selection aloud. The last book he read to me was "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" with a perfect Ninny Threadgood voice and everything. This presented problems, because Jeremy's Sackett was unnerving, and actually caused him physical pain. Not to mention the character itself, who was all noble-seeming, but struck me as being kind of a dick. It took a few chapters to finally start giving a shit about "the fens", or Sackett in general. More intriguing is the existence of the movie based on Louis L'Amour's Sackett series, starring Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot (only $9 at Wal*Mart). I thought this was a fun read. I typically enjoy epic storylines and historical fiction, both of which form the basis of this book. Stopped reading after a while, bored silly and annoyed at anachronistic patriotism. no reviews | add a review Is contained in
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553276867, Mass Market Paperback)After discovering six gold Roman coins buried in the mud of the Devil’s Dyke, Barnabas Sackett enthusiastically invests in goods that he will offer for trade in America. But Sackett has a powerful enemy: Rupert Genester, nephew of an earl, wants him dead. A battlefield promise made to Sackett’s father threatens Genester’s inheritance. So on the eve of his departure for America, Sackett is attacked and thrown into the hold of a pirate ship. Genester’s orders are for him to disappear into the waters of the Atlantic. But after managing to escape, Sackett makes his way to the Carolina coast. He sees in the raw, abundant land the promise of a bright future. But before that dream can be realized, he must first return to England and discover the secret of his father’s legacy.(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:57:37 -0500) Barnabas Sackett flees Elizabethan London, and comes face-to-face with peril in the American wilderness. |
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