Ride the Dark Trail (Sacketts)
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May 20, Minutes. Jul 06, Minutes. Logan Sackett is wild and rootless, riding west in search of easy living. Then he meets Emily Talon, a fiery old widow who is even wilder than he is. Tall and lean, Em is determined to defend herself against the jealous locals who are trying to take her home. For even the rebellious drifter knows that part of being a Sackett is backing up your family when they need you.
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Ride the Dark Trail by L'Amour, Louis
Lists with This Book. I am probably more surprised than anyone that I have fallen in love with westerns. First it was Virgil and Everett and now it is Logan Sackett. I mean aren't westerns supposed to be for old dudes? But now that I think about it I think In the case of Virgil, Everett and Logan, well, I can't think of any girl who wouldn't fall in love with these guys!
It was good, good, good. Logan is a drifter from Tennessee who ends up in Colorado where Em Talon, a woman in her 60s, is trying to defend her home and land from a dirtbag in town and his boys who want to take it from her. Talon is a tough as nails and it turns out, she is a Sackett from Tennessee, too. Logan starts to ride for Em and help her defend her ranch. I loved this book! I loved strong Logan. And I loved Em, too because she is one strong woman! I especially love this quote from Logan, " "The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.
Jan 31, Daren Doucet rated it it was amazing. What a real western.
In Ride the Dark Trail, Louis L'Amour tells the story of Logan Sackett, a cynical drifter who changes his ways to help a widow keep her land. Logan. In Ride the Dark Trail, Louis L'Amour tells the story of Logan Sackett, a cynical drifter who changes his ways to help a widow keep her land. Logan Sackett is.
Logan Sackett goes far beyond measure to make sure Em Talons homestead ranch does not get into bad hands Jack Flanner tries to force the old woman to give up the ranch and its fertile ranching grounds, and it appears as much he will succeed.. Until Logan Sackett alone, seemingly turns the tide of fortune to one where the ranch maybe saved A great tale of the great West American Frontier, full of the best and the worst of what the old west had to offer.
No law, just men settling things among themselves, sometimes the hard way. A truly great novel, one of the best I have ever read. Mar 12, Rose Gowen rated it it was ok. The plot turns are awfully convenient, but I love the language, and then there's useful stuff like this: Looked at from down below no smoke would show against the white of the tree trunks and the gray-green of the leaves There's no prettier place than a stand of aspen.
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The elk and beaver like the bitter inner bark, and you'll nearly always find them where there's aspen. There's no thing that provides more grub for wildlife than the aspen Loving it. There's no thing that provides more grub for wildlife than the aspen grove. There's usually wood around. The aspen is self-pruning, and as it grows taller it sheds its lower branches, just naturally reaching for the sun.
Those branches dry out quickly and make excellent kindling.
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The book had some problems I found hard to ignore. The "useful stuff" I admired above was an instance, I came to see, of L'Amour's tendency to cache gobbets of undigested research here and there how's that for a disgusting image? The convenience of the plot turns was annoying "What, there's no way into the ranch, you say? Well, here's a girl who know an old secret trail that no one else knows about And, L'Amour has a bad habit of telegraphing the plot, too-- in one paragraph he'll be all, Oh, no! I hope the bad guys don't catch us on fire!
The bad guys set fire to the place. The hero, Logan Sackett, keeps saying he's "mean", and is supposed to be some kind of outlaw-- but we only ever see him being noble okay, he kills a bunch of people, but in context it's noble. He's also distressingly invincible. I don't know if I'll read the other L'Amours I found, after all.
But there were a couple of things I really like about this book: The phrase "since who flunk the chunk"-- a beautiful, mysterious phrase! It means "for a long time", or "a long time ago", but I can't figure out where it comes from. The term "back trail", which can be a verb, meaning "to follow", or a noun-- and the idea of tracking or trailing in general. I like the idea that wherever a person goes he or she leaves behind signs. View all 5 comments.
I enjoyed this story this is the second time that Logan Sackett has shown up in one of these stories. Even the Sackett men that are riding a fine line between outlaw and cowboy have a code they stick by. They protect women and children, they come running when family is in trouble and they hate cheaters and liars. They can work hard, track as well as most Indians and they never shoot unless it is to kill. This was a good story and for I enjoyed this story this is the second time that Logan Sackett has shown up in one of these stories.
This was a good story and for most of it you are hoping that the Emily Talon's sons will show up in time to help with the people trying to run their Mom off her place. Em isn't any wilting flower though. She grew up in the Tennessee mountains and is as good a shot and any Sackett male. She can track as well and hunt as well as them also. She is one of the woman that young girls should take an example from. I liked her alot. I also liked Milo and Barnabas when we finally met them. I do wish there had been more about the boys after they showed up.
I understand that Milo shows up in two other books by Louis L'Amour. This is a quick read that anyone that enjoys westerns will find exciting and not easy to put down.
Jan 15, Peter Charleston rated it really liked it Shelves: Always enjoy reading the works of Louis L'Amour. He tells nice tales of western adventures, allowing myself an welcome fictional journey into the old west. This book from the Sackett series brings Logan Sackett along the trail to meet Emily Talon a Sackett prior to her marriage who is in deep trouble. Needless to say he stays to help.
Aug 16, Jeff Dickison rated it really liked it. Good entry in the Sackett's series as Logan Sackett comes to help Em Talon a Sackett by birth keep her ranch out of the hands of a land grabber. Recommended to all western and L'Amour fans. Mar 16, Kayla rated it it was amazing Shelves: I skimmed through the last few pages because I was tired of reading all the details and narration and wanted to get the the final shootout.
But I liked the characters and the plot. Mar 04, Mike Grady rated it really liked it Shelves: Another good, solid addition to the Sackett series by Louis L'Amour. A quick read with a satisfying ending. REcommended for Western fans. Apr 01, Jean rated it it was amazing. I would love to be as tough and brave as she can be.
Of course there are bad guys galore; it wouldn't be much of a story to have the hero ride into town and ride out without anything happening. I enjoyed the description of the land as well as the way that the characters thought out why they were doing what they were doing. Easily read as a stand-alone tale, it does do better to read it in series orde I really liked this book, not so much for Logan Sackett as for Emily Talon who was born a Sackett. Easily read as a stand-alone tale, it does do better to read it in series order either chronological or publication so to pick up more nuances.
I'd suggest it to anyone who enjoys Westerns. They all are sturdy strong men. Some are educated others can barely read or write. Logan Sackett whose twin is Nolan Sackett makes his debut Aug 31, Violet rated it it was amazing Shelves: I just realized the reason that I like westerns and mysteries is that the good guys always win out in the end.
The story has a great plot line of the Sackett family, Logan Helps a widow in Colorado to save her land. Oct 16, Philip Rodriguez rated it it was amazing. The Sackett stories are so well written. Logan Sackett had run the wild trails since near to when he was born The folks in this story were not wimpy. Open Preview See a Problem?
This one is no exception. This is one the Sackett series and I love the theme throughout, that the clan sticks together. In this one Logan Sackett is the star.
Once started these books are hard to put down. As with all of this author's books the action starts early and continues to the end. The characters are heroes to root for or villains to root against. The characters are flawed, as most of us are, but try to do the right thing. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good western. Apr 06, James Biser rated it really liked it Shelves: This is an excellent Sackett story.
Logan Sackett finds some family in an unexpected location and takes position to protect a fellow Sackett. This is an great adventure. Everyone should experience this story. You'll enjoy every valley, peak an' fight! L'Amour is a story teller DE-lux! I've read nigh every one of his books twice and most of them several times over the past five decades! This is a typical L'Amour book, where one of the clan gets into trouble and the family comes together to save the day.
It's not the same Sacketts every time, some new ones get introduced into the mix but if you like L'Amour's style of story telling and dialogue you should enjoy this. Entertaining as the 1st one.
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My journey is ending. The sacketts have provided me countless hours of entertainment. This book like the rest provided easy reading, fast paced story line. I'll be sorry to see the series end. Jun 13, Frank rated it really liked it. Oct 16, Philip Rodriguez rated it it was amazing.
