To the Far Blue Mountains

Barnabas Sackett returns to England, from America, on a trading trip. Even though he has enemies there, and is immediately wanted by Queen Elizabeth 1. A warrant for his arrest has been issued, she believes that Barnabas has found the lost crown jewels of King John. The treasure fell in a river and......more

I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I always had a negative impression of Louis L'Amour (completely unjustified) and Sackett's Land was somewhat of a stretch, with unbelievable twists and turns that tested my willingness to believe. The sequel was, so to speak, a different story. To......more

L'Amour writes the archetypal hero adventure story. It's a bit hackneyed, but also kind of perfect. in this day of flawed heroes and muddied morals a pure hearted courageous hero is refreshing. Plus this hero shares my name, and that's pretty cool.......more

This was kind of a disappointment after the first. It has most of the same elements, and the same protagonist, but it's far more scattered with a wandering story and not much cohesion. In this one, Barnabas continues his determination to settle the new lands in America and to take his wife there whe......more

Much better continuation of the Sackett saga. The start of the book is action packed, as we follow the prison break by Barnabas himself. Why he had himself arrested, is another question and he could have avoided it, in my humble opinion, but that's nor here, nor there. He let his fiancee travel alon......more