The “Sackett” series is told in the first person and is narrated by different members of the Sackett family. The novels are a series of westerns, also called frontier stories that were written by Louis L'Amour.

Besides starring in their own series, the Sackett family is featured in other L'Amour novels and some short stories that they are the stars of. In some novels L'Amour wrote, there are even relatives, either close or distant, of the Sackett family; proving that the family was huge and related to just about everyone in L'Amour's writing.

“Sackett's Land” is the first book of the “Sackett” series. Barnabas Sackett has inherited the ability to fight, justice, and temper all from his father; a man who was a feared man when it came to fighting. Barnabas heads to the New World to see what life he can make for himself there, due to the fact that he has been called an outlaw in England. He must be able to get past the dangerous unknown found in America and the pirates on the way to America before he can set down roots. …show more content…
There was great quality in the narration of the novel, and L'Amour was an author who could tell a great story with great writing throughout. L'Amour nails the descriptions of the landscapes and trees and trails and things that really complete the atmosphere being described