In Mojave Crossing, Louis L’Amour takes William Tell Sackett on a treacherous passage from the Arizona goldfields to the booming town ...
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Jun 24, 2011
Becca
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I personally didn't think this book was well written compared to Louis L'Amour's other novels. Part of it might be because I hadn't read the Sackett series (because i didn't know it was part of the series) but I think that I didn't like it mainly because I didn't enjoy the characters and wasn't really interested in the story. Sure, there was some exciting parts, but over all I thought it was a waist of time. I'd much rather read on of his better books.
Nov 15, 2010
Chad
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Picked this book up at the library and enjoyed the 4+ hours of listening to this really good western story. Mojave Crossing is the 9th book in the Sackett series by Louis L’Amour. Louie L’Amour is the best when it comes to describing the west with such great detail and I enjoy all of his works because of this. When you feel that you need to dust off your clothes after reading one of his books you know he drew you into the story a little bit. This is yet another one of his books that you will
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Sep 16, 2011
Heath
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This was for my Western Lit. class. I was pretty excited to jump into the Western genre and I wasn't let down with this book. Louis L'Amour is a great storyteller. The story was your typical Western but it made me turn pages rather quickly. It was dopey at times and it's filled with the stereotypical Western motifs, but it was tons of fun and the main character, Tell Sackett, had some of the most funny stoic cowboy lines. It was an escape read and a fun one at that.
Sep 24, 2010
Peg
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Reading the Sackett epoch, not in order and not one after the other. L'Amour is really a pretty fair writer. Plots are straight-forwarded, maybe thin even, but the attention to detail in the landscape and geography of place and what each character notices and uses to advance the story is remarkable. I'd actually like to give it another star, but am embarassed to.
Oct 17, 2010
Travis
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I liked the book. I grew up on a mining property deep in the mojave (Aztec wash to be exact)All of the spring and washes in this book are real and are described very well. I can say that because they essentially where my backyard. The rest of the book is a great example of Louis Lamour's sence of action, Honesty, honor, and historical precision. Great and short read!
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Jan 24, 2012
Jeff
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Very good L'Amour western as Tell Sackett crosses the Mojave to get to L.A. and his gold that was stolen from him. Adventure ensues. The gunfight with Sandeman Dyer is one of the most intense scenarios ever written by L'Amour. Recommended to fans of western fiction.
May 28, 2010
Adl2614
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Excellent! They just keep getting better! A lot of California history too! can't wait to reread it so I an pay more attn to the geography and facts about true historical events that took place in my home state.
Jan 12, 2012
Chuck
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This is the ninth book of seventeen in his "Sackett" series. This particular book was particularly entertaining as the "Sackett's" have now transgresed from Great Britain to Ireland to Newfoundland to Jamaica to the Carolinas to Texas, New Mexico and now California. Somehow This book describes in detail many places in southern California that I have been to, but puts you there over 100 years ago. I don't feel politically correct or sufficiently intellectual if I review A Loui
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Oct 11, 2010
Erica -
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Not my kind of book. The only way I could get through it was to listen to it as an audio book. The reader really made the book and it was an enjoyable listen even if I wasn't that fond of the story.
Mar 08, 2010
Cindy
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Amazing! I thought I'd throw something different into my reading mix and I absolutely loved this Western.Who knew? I'll be reading more of Louis L'amour.
Dec 12, 2009
Keith
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Enjoyable Western novel. All I remember is that one of the Sacketts has to get across the desert.
Dec 30, 2010
Chad
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Were it not for Galloway, this would be my favorite of the Sackett tales.
Jul 11, 2009
Jody
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I really like this series, probably one of my favorite series of any genre.
Nov 16, 2008
Laura
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I remember getting into an argument with someone about this, because I knew this came after Sackett, but I couldn't tell what happened to Ange, and I couldn't understand what Tell was doing talking to Dorinda, all things considered. My friend suggested that Tell was cheating, and I denied this furiously. Tell doesn't cheat. Sackett's don't cheat. I have never read a Louis L'Amour book in which the lead character cheats. It's just impossible. I was very happy to see myself vindicated.
Aug 22, 2010
Mie
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Classic L'Amour. Honest Mr. Sackett, just trying to do the right thing in the world and the adventures he gets into. Good read.
Jan 19, 2010
Kathy
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William Tell Sacket escorts a black-eyed hellion of a woman to the little outpost of Los Angeles and winds up in all kinds of trouble and finally finds a partner instead of an enemy in one of the no-account Sacketts.
Oct 11, 2010
Erica
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Not my kind of book. The only way I could get through it was to listen to it as an audio book. The reader really made the book and it was an enjoyable listen even if I wasn't that fond of the story.
Sep 25, 2008
Donna
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This was my first book by Louis L'Amour. I listen to all of my books because I do so much driving. I was so engrosed by the language I nearly missed several exits. I sequel was good too!
Oct 19, 2010
Alice
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I just love the Sacketts. Simple task, undertaken by an honest man, banjaxed by a lovely girl and a bunch of bad guys. What's not to like?
Sep 08, 2008
Marisa
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I read this for book club. It is not a genre that I particularly enjoy, but it was entertaining.
