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Ride the River (The Sacketts) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Louis L'Amour (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam (June 1, 1983)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553276832
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553276831
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,754 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fifth of the series. Strong female character, December 20, 2002
By Craig Clarke (New England) - See all my reviews
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Echo Sackett is one of the few women mentioned of the family. She is young, but she is a better shot than her brothers. Echo is also a strong female character who still aspires to be ladylike and not masculized.

But she still knows to "expect Higginses" when she finds she is due an inheritance and travels alone to retrieve it. Fortunately, being a woman is an advantage in a world of men who will underestimate her abilities.

I admire L'Amour for writing such a strong, young female character. Girls may become interested in reading westerns after their introduction to Echo Sackett.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain fun, February 16, 2005
By PATRICK OHANNIGAN (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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Louis L'Amour writes like a girl, and when he's telling the story of 16-year-old Echo Sackett, that's an excellent thing to do. Echo leaves her mountain home in 1840 to claim an unexpected inheritance in the City of Philadelphia, and the story is principally about her efforts to outwit and outfight the criminals who want to make sure she doesn't get back to the mountains with what is rightfully hers.

Echo, every inch the lady, has spunk and smarts enough to go with the knife she calls her "Arkansas Toothpick." Being a Sackett, she also has a lively sense of her family history. As in most L'Amour books, the Sackett ethos -- help your kin at any cost -- is on full display here. I also enjoyed the book because it includes a free black man and a gallant city boy, not to mention serious villains. Their adventures, and reactions to them, are true to the time and place of which they're part.

It's also worth noting that the moral code that suffuses this book -- the idea that doing good deeds is like scattering bread on the water -- is L'Amour's version of what author Catherine Ryan Hyde would famously call "Pay it Forward" many years later.

In short, on the river or off of it, Echo Sackett is good company, and not just another pretty face. She reminds me of a family friend who ignored the unspoken navy blue dress code to interview for an elementary school teaching job wearing a lime-green skirt and matching Eisenhower jacket. You'll enjoy this story even if you haven't had the good fortune of knowing a young woman of such character.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Sackett book, September 11, 2001
Another book in the great sackett series! Not only is this book great for the story of Echo SAckett and her traveling adventures, but it also provides a link between the books on the foundation of the Sackett family and their later exploits further west. A great read as are all of the sackett series,
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5.0 out of 5 stars A L'Mour Classic
I have read all of the Sackett novels and most everything else that L'Amour has written. I would easily list this book as one of my top 3 favorites by the author. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mark E. Painter

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of unabridged book on cassette
Very well done. We enjoyed listening to it. The narrator did an excellent job of making the story come alive.
Published on September 11, 2005 by Lone Ranger

3.0 out of 5 stars Not trying to diss a woman hero...but
This one is, in my opinion, probably the weakest Sackett story so far. I admitt I am new to Louis Lamour (relatively). Read more
Published on November 9, 2002 by Pablo

4.0 out of 5 stars Ride the River
The book Doesn't lack for action and it is a well written book. The one thing they could of done to make it better than it is. Read more
Published on January 1, 2002 by Lori

5.0 out of 5 stars "Best Book I've Read"
I am 13 years old and I have never really liked reading books. But after reading Louis L'amour's "Ride the River" I am now interested in reading more. Read more
Published on October 15, 2000 by Jessica Arthur

5.0 out of 5 stars WESTERN WIMMEN CAN'T BE WHUPPED
The preeminent storyteller of the American West, Louis L'Amour, was the first novelist to receive the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his life's work. Read more
Published on September 18, 2000 by Gail Cooke

5.0 out of 5 stars Hurrah for Mr. L'Amour!
I love this book for 4 reasons

1_Echo Sackett is one cool grrrl! She can take care of herself but she isn't a butch, she remains a lady. Read more

Published on November 28, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A strong woman, but not a bull-headed one
I loved this book because, first of all it was a Sackett book and second it was about one of the few mentioned Sackett women. Read more
Published on August 8, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a crowd-pleaser. Everyone loves this book!
This is my favorite Louis L'amour. Yes, I am female, but all the guys I know that have read it enjoyed it as much as I. Read more
Published on February 1, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars intreging,compelling.
I am a 16 year old young man who thought this book was a very interesting and compelling book. If I could I would give it more than five stars. Read more
Published on July 28, 1998

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