Sackett Books in Order
Louis L’Amour has written 19 Sackett books, published between 1960 and 1997. The first book is The Daybreakers (1960) and the newest is End of the Drive (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as Sacketts.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1960–1997
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,671 in 13 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 45–67 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,671 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
The Sackett family is a set of fictional characters at the centre of 19 Western books by Louis L'Amour, catalogued from 1960 to 1997. The Daybreakers (1960) opens the list, followed by Sackett (1961), Lando (1962), Mojave Crossing (1964) and The Sackett Brand (1965). End of the Drive (1997) is the latest title on file. Subjects include frontier and pioneer life, cattle drives, treasure troves, Indian captivities and revenge. Publication peaked in the 1960s, and the run is listed as likely complete.
How many Sackett books are there?
Sackett has 19 books, released between 1960 and 1997.
Sackett Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Sackett books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11960–3/4
- 219611603/4
- 319621563/4
- 419641603/4
- 519651513/4
- 619661703/4
- 71967–3/4
- 819691713/4
- 91970–3/4
- 1019722563/4
- 1119721873/4
- 121973–3/4
- 1319741853/4
- 1419762873/4
- 1519801943/4
- 161983–3/4
- 1719842263/4
- 1819853683/4
- 191997–3/4
Sackett Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Sackett's Land comes first and End of the Drive comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 19 books of the Sacketts series with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 13Sackett's Land1974 · 185 pages · confirmed 3/419741853/4
- 14To the Far Blue Mountains1976 · 287 pages · confirmed 3/419762873/4
- 17The Warrior's Path1984 · 226 pages · confirmed 3/419842263/4
- 18Jubal Sackett1985 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/419853683/4
- 16Ride the River1983 · confirmed 3/41983–3/4
- 1The Daybreakers1960 · confirmed 3/41960–3/4
- 3Lando1962 · 156 pages · confirmed 3/419621563/4
- 2Sackett1961 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/419611603/4
- 4Mojave Crossing1964 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/419641603/4
- 5The Sackett Brand1965 · 151 pages · confirmed 3/419651513/4
- 7The Sky-Liners1967 · confirmed 3/41967–3/4
- 8The Lonely Men1969 · 171 pages · confirmed 3/419691713/4
- 6Mustang Man1966 · 170 pages · confirmed 3/419661703/4
- 9Galloway1970 · confirmed 3/41970–3/4
- 11Treasure Mountain1972 · 187 pages · confirmed 3/419721873/4
- 10Ride the Dark Trail1972 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419722563/4
- 15Lonely on the Mountain1980 · 194 pages · confirmed 3/419801943/4
- 12War Party1973 · confirmed 3/41973–3/4
- 19End of the Drive1997 · confirmed 3/41997–3/4
Do you have to read Sackett books in order?
You should read the Sackett books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sackett book also stands alone.
What order should you read Sackett books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Daybreakers (1960), the earliest published title. After it come Sackett (1961), Lando (1962), Mojave Crossing (1964) and The Sackett Brand (1965); the numbered table above continues from there. In the chronological order, Sackett's Land comes first.
What is the newest Sackett book?
End of the Drive (1997) is the newest Sackett book released so far.
Is there a new Sackett book coming?
No next Sackett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sackett at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sackett title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sackett books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,671 pages across the 13 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 185 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sackett books, 8 of 19, were published in the 1960s.
What the Sackett books are about
18 of the 19 Sackett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: westerns is tagged on 16 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Westerns 16 of 18 books
- Fiction in English 5 of 18 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 5 of 18 books
- History 4 of 18 books
- Cattle drives 2 of 18 books
- Indian captivities 2 of 18 books
- Pioneers 2 of 18 books
- Treasure troves 2 of 18 books
More books by Louis L’Amour
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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