18 books like Ride the River

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Lonely Men Louis L'Amour · 1969 · ★ 4.5 · 171p · ≈ 5h · Moderate In The Lonely Men, Louis L’Amour spins the tale of a man who must elude an Apache trap—only to discover that his greatest enemy might be very close to home. Tell Sackett had fought his share of Indians and managed to take something of value from his battles: a deep and abiding respect. But that respect is lost when Apache braves kidnap his nephew, forcing Tell to cross the border into the… Shares Sackett family, Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

The Daybreakers Louis L'Amour · 1960 · ★ 4.3 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate As part of the Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials! Tyrel Sackett was born into trouble but vowed to justice. After having to kill a man in Tennessee, he hit the trail west with his brother Orrin. Those were the years when decent men and women lived in fear of Indians, rustlers, and killers, but the Sackett brothers worked to… Shares Sackett family, Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

Silver Canyon Louis L'Amour · 1957 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

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Lonely on the Mountain Louis L'Amour · 1900 · ★ 4.2 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The rare letters Tell Sackett received always had trouble inside. And the terse note from his cousin Logan is no exception. Logan faces starvation or a hanging if Tell can’t drive a herd of cattle from Kansas to British Columbia before winter. To get to Logan, he must brave prairie fires, buffalo stampedes, and Sioux war parties. But worse trouble waits, for a mysterious enemy shadows Sackett’s… Shares Sackett family, Western, Frontier and pioneer life

The man from Broken Hills Louis L'Amour · 1975 · ★ 4.2 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Sacketts were fierce fighting men from the hills of Tennessee. The Talons were French, but a life of piracy brought them to America. Milo was half Talon, half Sackett. He’d been riding the outlaw trail for three years, but now he was hunting a man who had betrayed a trust with his own kin. And when he found him, Milo Talon would do no less than any Sackett or Talon before him. Shares Sackett family, Western, Westerns

The Warrior's Path Louis L'Amour · 1980 · ★ 4.5 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Filled with exciting tales of the frontier, the chronicle of the Sackett family is perhaps the crowning achievement of one of our greatest storytellers.In The Warrior's Path, Louis L'Amour tells the story of Yance and Kin Sackett, two brothers who are the last hope of a young woman who faces a fate worse than death. When Yance Sackett's sister-in-law is kidnapped, he and Kin race north from… Shares American Family sagas, Sackett family, Western, Frontier and pioneer life

Lando William johnstone · 1962 · ★ 4.0 · 156p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares American Family sagas, Sackett family, Western, Frontier and pioneer life with this book.

Kiowa Trail Louis L'Amour · 1964 · ★ 4.1 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Kate Lundy, owner of the Tumbling B, and Conn Dury, her foreman, told Tom the rules: men from the cattle drives are forbidden on the north side of town. People appreciated the money the cowboys spent but thought them too coarse to be near their homes. Enticed to come calling by Linda McDonald, daughter of one of the leading citizens, Tom Lundy broke the law and crossed the line. Later that night,… Shares Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

The Cherokee Trail Louis L'Amour · 1982 · ★ 4.1 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Mary Breydon knew how to get things done. Raised on a Virginia plantation, she learned how to care for livestock, respect her workers, and keep good books. But after her husband is killed, she must make a living running a stagecoach station on the Cherokee Trail. Mary faces challenges that even the men eagerly anticipating her failure would have a difficult time overcoming. After being forced to… Shares Women pioneers, Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

Kilrone Louis L'Amour · 1966 · ★ 4.1 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate When Major Frank Paddock and Barnes Kilrone were dashing young officers in Paris, they both fell in love with the same woman. But now they are men in exile in one of the harshest territories of the American West. It is against this inhospitable backdrop, where survival itself is a day-to-day struggle, that Paddock makes a fateful decision that will plunge both men into a headlong battle for their… Shares Western, Westerns, History

The unforgiven Alan Le May · 1957 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In this epic American novel, which served as the basis for the classic film directed by John Huston, a family is torn apart when an old enemy starts a vicious rumor that sets the range aflame. Shares Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

Hanging Woman Creek Louis L'Amour · 1964 · ★ 4.1 · 151p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Barnabus Pike is no gunfighter and not much of a street fighter. Eddie Holt is a black boxer in a white man's world. They've both taken their share of hard knocks. Now they're looking to survive a brutal winter in a remote Montana line shack, collect their pay, and settle down for good. Then they cross paths with a hardworking Irish immigrant and his beautiful, spirited sister, who've been… Shares Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

How the West Was Won Louis L'Amour · 1963 · ★ 4.1 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who'd headed east to see the ocean but left his heart--and his home--in the West. They were women like Lilith Prescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell for a gambling man in… Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

The writings of Bret Harte Bret Harte · 1874 · 20p · ≈ 40m · Challenging Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Stewart Edward White · 1904 · ★ 3.4 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard Elmore Leonard · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 545p · ≈ 18h · Moderate No one is more evocative of the dusty, gutsy hey-day of the American West than Elmore Leonard. And no story about a young writer struggling to launch his career ever matched its subject matter better than the tale behind Leonard's Western oeuvre.In 1950, fresh out of college -- having written two "pointless" stories, as he describes them -- Leonard decided he needed to pick a market, a big one,… Shares Western, Westerns

Riding for the Brand Louis L'Amour · 1985 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The open West was a land where wanderers could find themselves a home--a home to fight for, to be changed by, sometimes to die for. Jed Ashbury was one such journeyman, taking on the identity of a dead man. Allen Ring was another: he'd won his plot of land in a card game only to find he had to win again with a gun. From a has-been boxer to a ranch hand taking on his bosses' troubles, the… Shares Western, Westerns

Buckskin Run Louis L'Amour · 1981 · ★ 4.5 · 175p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A Collection of Short Stories. Louis L'amour, Nuff Said. Shares Western, Westerns

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