swap_horiz Sackett Alternatives

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Bendigo Shafter

This 1979 western novel by Louis L'Amour won the Spur Award for Best Western Novel, exploring the establishment of a fro...

Standalone Wyoming Settlement 1979

7.9 Good

2

The Daybreakers

This 1960 western novel by Louis L'Amour follows brothers Tyrel and Orrin Sackett as they venture west, establishing man...

Frontier Lawman 1960 Louis Lamour

7.8 Good

3

Horseman, Pass By

Larry McMurtry's 1961 debut novel set on a Texas cattle ranch, exploring generational conflict between a rancher and his...

Coming Of Age Texas 1961 Ranch

7.8 Good

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The Light in the Forest

Conrad Richter's 1953 novel about a white boy raised by Delaware Indians who is forcibly returned to his biological fami...

Delaware Frontier Captive 1953

7.8 Good

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A Country of Strangers

A Country of Strangers is a notable Western novel that examines the profound cultural misunderstandings and violent clas...

Delaware Frontier Captive 1966

7.7 Good

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April Morning

April Morning is a 1961 historical novel by Howard Fast that, while set during the American Revolution, heavily influenc...

Coming Of Age Revolutionary War 1961 Frontier

7.7 Good

7

Flint

This 1960 western novel by Louis L'Amour departs from his usual series to tell the story of James Flint, a wealthy finan...

Standalone 1960 Louis Lamour Dying Man

7.6 Good

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Conagher

This western novel by Louis L'Amour, published in 1969, follows a drifting cowboy and was later adapted into a 1991 tele...

Standalone Romance Frontier 1969

7.4 Good

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Killdeer Mountain

Killdeer Mountain is a historical Western novel by Dee Brown that offers a revisionist, sympathetic perspective on tragi...

Historical Fiction Frontier 1983 Cavalry

7.4 Good

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Comstock Lode

Louis L'Amour's 1981 western novel explores the historical silver rush of Nevada, following a determined protagonist nav...

Standalone 1981 Nevada Louis Lamour

7.3 Good

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Lando

Louis L'Amour's 1962 western novel follows Orlando Sackett as he seeks revenge and builds a timber business, expanding t...

Adventure 1962 Frontier Louis Lamour

7.1 Good

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Sitka

Louis L'Amour's 1987 western novel deviates from the American frontier to explore the Russian colonization of Alaska, ce...

Standalone Frontier 1957 Alaska

7.1 Good

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The Lonely Men

Written by Louis L'Amour and published in 1960, this western novel features Tell Sackett undertaking a dangerous rescue...

Rescue Apache 1969 Louis Lamour

7.0 Good

14

Galloway

Louis L'Amour's 1970 western novel follows brothers Flagan and Galloway Sackett as they battle a rival clan, contributin...

Colorado 1970 Range War Louis Lamour

7.0 Good

15

Mojave Crossing

This 1964 western novel by Louis L'Amour is an installment in the Sackett series, detailing Tell Sackett's perilous jour...

Desert Survival 1964 Louis Lamour

6.9 Fair

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To the Far Blue Mountains

To the Far Blue Mountains is a 1976 Western novel by Louis L'Amour, chronicling the early frontier journey of the explor...

Adventure Colonial 1976 Louis Lamour

6.9 Fair

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Treasure Mountain

Treasure Mountain is a 1972 Western novel by Louis L'Amour, featuring the lawyer-turned-frontiersman Orrin Sackett in a...

Gold 1972 Louisiana Louis Lamour

6.7 Fair

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The Warrior's Path

The Warrior's Path is a 1963 Western novel by Louis L'Amour, notable as an installment in his expansive, multi-generatio...

Colonial Frontier 1980 Louis Lamour

6.4 Fair

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Mustang Man

Mustang Man is a 1966 Western novel by Louis L'Amour, following a fleeing outlaw who finds redemption while capturing wi...

1966 Llano Estacado Louis Lamour Sackett Series

6.4 Fair

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Desert Crossing

Desert Crossing is a Western novel distinguished by its intense survival narrative, following travelers and outlaws navi...

Survival Conflict 1961 Frontier

4.7 Poor