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Rivers West is a Western novel by Louis L'Amour, first published in 1975. The story follows Mark Lord, a Canadian boat builder who travels through the river country of the American frontier and becomes involved in conflicts connected with the fur trade. The novel combines frontier travel, wilderness survival, river navigation, and encounters between settlers, traders, and Indigenous peoples.
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Who is the main boat-building character in Rivers West?
The story's publisher synopsis identifies him as Jean Talon, a Canadian boat builder who heads west to build steamboats on the American frontier. Louis L'Amour first published the novel in 1975.
Which Louis L'Amour family saga includes Rivers West?
Rivers West is the first Talon novel in L'Amour's linked Talon and Chantry series, separate from the Sackett books. Other Talon titles include The Man from the Broken Hills and Milo Talon.
What conspiracy does Jean Talon uncover in Rivers West?
Talon becomes involved in a plot led by Baron Torville and renegades seeking control of the Louisiana Territory. A young woman's search for her missing brother helps draw him into the conflict.
When was Rivers West first published?
Rivers West first appeared in 1975. Its frontier adventure combines river travel, steamboat building, trade conflict, and a political conspiracy.
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