num_pages: 168
description: In Ride the Dark Trail , Louis L'Amour tells the story of Logan Sackett, a cynical drifter who changes his ways to help a widow keep her land.Logan Sackett is wild and rootless, riding west in search of easy living. Then he meets Emily Talon, a fiery old widow who is even wilder than he is. Tall and lean, Em is determined to defend herself against the jealous locals who are trying to take her home. Logan doesn't want to get involved—until he finds out that Em was born a Sackett. Em is bucking overwhelming odds, but Logan won't let her stand alone. For even the rebellious drifter knows that part of being a Sackett is backing up your family when they need you.
language: English
title: Ride the Dark Trail
titlecomplete: Ride the Dark Trail
characters: Pennywell Farman, Logan Sackett, Emily Sackett Talon, Albani Fulbric, Milo Talon, Barnabas Talon
genres: Adventure, Historical, Fiction, Novels, Westerns, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, 19th Century, Action
ratings_count: 4398
places: Colorado
series: The Sacketts
publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell