Wanted by the law, Barnabas heads west with a few friends to begin a new life in the wilderness
Wanted by the law, Barnabas Sackett leaves England to seek his fortune in the New World and heads west with his wife Abigail and a few friends to begin a new life in the wilderness. Reissue.
TO THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINSIn To the Far Blue Mountains, Louis L’Amour weaves the unforgettable tale of a man who, after returning to his homeland, discovers that finding his way back to America may be impossible.Barnabas Sackett was leaving England to make his fortune in the New World. But as he settled his affairs, he learned that a royal warrant had been sworn out against him and that men were searching for him in every port. At issue were some rare gold coins Sackett had sold to finance his first trip to the Americas—coins believed to be part of a great treasure lost by King John years before.Believing that Sackett possesses the rest of the treasure, Queen Bess will stop at nothing to find him. If he’s caught, not only will his dream of a life in America be lost, but he will be brutally tortured and put to death on the gallows.