Ride the River [NOOK Book]

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Overview

In Ride the River, Louis L’Amour spins the tale of a young woman who has to protect her family fortune from a murderous thief and teach him what it means to be a Sackett. Sixteen-year-old Echo Sackett had never been far from her Tennessee home—until she made the long trek to Philadelphia to collect an inheritance. Echo could take care of herself as well as any Sackett man, but James White, a sharp city lawyer, figured that cheating the money from the young girl would be like taking candy from a baby. If he couldn’t hoodwink Echo out of the cash, he’d just steal it from her outright. And if she put up a fight? There were plenty of accidents that could happen to a country girl on her first ...

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Overview

In Ride the River, Louis L’Amour spins the tale of a young woman who has to protect her family fortune from a murderous thief and teach him what it means to be a Sackett. Sixteen-year-old Echo Sackett had never been far from her Tennessee home—until she made the long trek to Philadelphia to collect an inheritance. Echo could take care of herself as well as any Sackett man, but James White, a sharp city lawyer, figured that cheating the money from the young girl would be like taking candy from a baby. If he couldn’t hoodwink Echo out of the cash, he’d just steal it from her outright. And if she put up a fight? There were plenty of accidents that could happen to a country girl on her first trip to the big city.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780553899634
  • Publisher: Bantam Books
  • Publication date: 9/30/2003
  • Sold by: Random House
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 12,072
  • Series: Sackett Series, #5
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

Louis L'Amour
Louis L'Amour

Our foremost storyteller of the authentic West, Louis L’Amour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and women who settled the American frontier. There are more than 260 million copies of his books in print around the world.

Biography

Our foremost storyteller of the authentic West, Louis L'Amour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and women who settled the American frontier. There are more than 260 million copies of his books in print around the world.

Author biography courtesy of Random House, Inc.

    1. Also Known As:
      Louis Dearborn LaMoore (real name); Tex Burns and Jim Mayo
    1. Date of Birth:
      March 22, 1908
    2. Place of Birth:
      Jamestown, North Dakota
    1. Date of Death:
      June 10, 1988

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  • Posted February 29, 2012

    A book for the whole family!

    If someone thinks LL wrote only westerns for men(a misconception I have spent my whole life trying to alter)then hand this one to a woman or a girl and they will not want to put it down! My grandfather,grandmother,father,mother,stepdad,stepmom,brothers sister,aunts,uncles,cousins,friends, and foe alike have always found Louis Lamour a unifying source. Echo Sackett a young girl of 16 shows brains and heart in situations that most think only a man could handle. Louis's women are always right in the best light and are never treated as sex objects but as co-equals in what was a very hard life. Start your children reading Louis and you will never have to question yourself later in life if you pointed them into great literature!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 3, 2011

    Louis L'Amour continues the Sackett adventures. No one does it better.

    A wonderful mixture of fiction and history plus a great story line.

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  • Posted September 2, 2011

    Loved it! Awesome

    True western writing at its best! No skipping sappy lines or corny storylines that fell flat. True clasic with memorable characters!

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  • Posted June 23, 2010

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    The Rivers End...

    Well this is the second book I have read by this author, and if the books were not free gifts I never would have read the first and definitely not the second. However, the author did improve in this second installation in both character development and story line. Ride the river is about a young girl traveling alone across a few states back in the day (late 1800's early 1900's) and complications which can arise in such situations. It deals heavily with commitments people make, how every association a person has can affect them and loyalty amongst friends and family. It was great to see a heroine instead of a pining lady like in the last book. Yet he almost takes "Echo's" independence and abilities to resolve situations a little too far. Overall I enjoyed the book; it had some good twists and turns with adequate details for all which were going on. Biggest issue with the book, the ending happens in two pages, seriously. There is a long chase, hunt and traveling to get through the book, only to have it wrapped up snuggly in two pages.cliff hanger doesn't cover it, lack of planning is more likely. C

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  • Posted February 20, 2010

    blunder

    purchased as a christmas gift,barnes & noble sent to wrong address and has never refunded money....very dissatisfied

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 17, 2009

    Ride The River by Louis L'Amour

    I really liked this book. This is the first western I read. I met someone in Barnes and Noble who recommended it. She said it was a good first time western to read, and she was right. I never thought that I would enjoy a western, but the Sacketts are very interesting people. What I really liked was the historical facts. 1840-1850 before the civil war. He makes you really like the characters. Echo Sackett a sixteen year old who leaves her home to travel far away to claim her family fortune. The people she meets along the way.. What challenges she has to face. I loved the book, I would read another Louis L'Amour book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2009

    Service

    Great service and fast. Book takes a turn in the main character is a woman not a man which is not seldom found in Louis L'Amour's books.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 10, 2005

    BUY IT

    THIS IS A GREAT STORY.I WONT SPOIL THE EXCITMENT SO JUST BUY IT.ANYONE WHO LIKES WESTERNS WILL LOVE THIS.OR IF YOU WANT TO SWITCH GENRE'S LOUIS L'AMOUR IS THE WAY TO GO.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 1, 2004

    Woman Power!

    Louis L'Amour did a great job writing this book. The reason why I enjoyed it so much was because there are not many books out there who talk about rugged women who can out do the men. Echo Sackett is awesome!!

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