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Sackett Books in Order

Explore Louis L'Amour's Sackett books in order, with short summaries and a reading guide to the family's early adventures and stories of the American West.

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19 books

The Daybreakers

by Louis LAmour

1960

After a killing forces Tyrel Sackett out of Tennessee, he heads west with his brother Orrin. Their efforts to establish order across the frontier pit them against rustlers and gunmen, with Tyrel's speed protecting the communities Orrin hopes to build.

Sackett

by Louis LAmour

1961

Tell Sackett seeks a modest ranching future but discovers a rich vein of gold in lonely country. The find attracts competing ambitions, forcing him to confront what wealth can do to people while he tries to preserve his own plans.

Lando

by Louis LAmour

1962

Orlando Sackett leaves a brutal Mexican prison determined to confront the men who framed him and find his father and lost love. Six years have changed everything, and his search for justice brings him against enemies still intent on killing him.

Mojave Crossing

by Louis LAmour

1964

Tell Sackett agrees to escort Dorinda to Los Angeles despite distrusting her and carrying a substantial load of gold. Crossing the Mojave exposes him to danger from his companion, the desert, and a gunman who shares his family name.

The Sackett Brand

by Louis LAmour

1965

Tell Sackett is cornered beneath the Mogollon Rim by forty gunmen who intend to kill or hang him. Word of the pursuit brings relatives from across the frontier, but they must reach him before the attackers finish what they started.

Mustang Man

by Louis LAmour

1966

Running from a posse, Nolan Sackett stops to help a stranded wagon and becomes entangled in a search for hidden gold. Protecting rightful heiress Penelope Hume means confronting jealous relatives, hired killers, and others willing to murder for the treasure.

The Sky-Liners

by Louis LAmour

1967

Flagan and Galloway Sackett agree to escort a horse trader's granddaughter to Colorado. Her attachment to gunman Black Fetchen draws them into danger, as Fetchen and his hired killers pursue plans that put the brothers in their way.

The Lonely Men

by Louis LAmour

1969

Tell Sackett's brother's wife draws him into a dangerous journey to an Apache mountain stronghold. Three companions ride with him, each carrying a troubled past, as the men test their survival skills against a formidable enemy.

Galloway

by Louis LAmour

1970

Flagan and Galloway Sackett hope to establish a ranch after Flagan's ordeal in the mountains. Their plans challenge the Dunn clan's claim to the range, drawing the brothers into a fight against men determined to drive them out.

Ride the Dark Trail

by Louis LAmour

1972

Drifter Logan Sackett meets Emily Talon, a widow fighting locals who want to take her ranch. Learning that she was born a Sackett turns her desperate struggle into a family obligation he cannot leave behind.

Treasure Mountain

by Louis LAmour

1972

Orrin and Tell Sackett travel to New Orleans seeking the fate of their father, missing for twenty years. Retracing his last expedition brings them through dangerous bayous toward a hidden legacy others are willing to kill for.

War Party

by Louis LAmour

1973

These frontier stories follow a bereaved wagon-train boy, Tell Sackett carrying gold and a soldier's wife, and a mail-order bride facing danger. Travelers and settlers must make urgent choices when violence threatens their lives and hopes.

Sackett's Land

by Louis LAmour

1974

Declared an outlaw in England, Barnabas Sackett looks toward America for a new beginning. The voyage brings piracy and unfamiliar wilderness dangers, testing whether his fighting skills and determination can secure the future he wants to build.

To the Far Blue Mountains

by Louis LAmour

1976

Barnabas Sackett prepares to leave England for America, but Queen Elizabeth's agents hunt him over gold coins he discovered. Believing he holds a lost royal treasure, the Crown threatens the voyage and the new life he seeks.

Lonely on the Mountain

by Louis LAmour

1980

Logan Sackett's urgent plea sends Tell and his brothers driving cattle toward British Columbia before winter. Prairie fires, stampedes, and hostile pursuers threaten their mission, while an unknown enemy shadows a journey undertaken to save their cousin.

Ride the River

by Louis LAmour

1983

Echo Sackett leaves Tennessee for Philadelphia to collect an inheritance, unaware that a lawyer intends to steal it. Far from home, she must defend her money and herself against a man willing to arrange her death.

The Warrior's Path

by Louis LAmour

1984

Yance and Kin Sackett investigate the kidnapping of Yance's sister-in-law, following rumors toward a powerful culprit. Their search reaches the West Indies, where frontier skills must serve them among pirates and ruthless men conducting business.

Jubal Sackett

by Louis LAmour

1985

Jubal Sackett heads west into unfamiliar plains after a Natchez priest asks him to find an exploration party. Its leader, Itchakomi, faces a rival for power, drawing Jubal into a dangerous struggle over her people's future.

End of the Drive

by Louis LAmour

1997

This collection follows frontier people facing danger in unexpected forms, from a trail driver's courtship to a battered homesteader's struggle to survive. Rustler Roundup adds a town divided by suspicions that cattle thieves live among its residents.

Where to start with Sackett

For the family's beginnings: Sackett's Land → To the Far Blue Mountains → The Warrior's Path → Jubal Sackett
For the western novels from their first publication: The Daybreakers → Sackett → Lando → Mojave Crossing
For Echo Sackett's adventure: Ride the River

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