Under the Sweetwater Rim: A Novel

By Louis L'Amour

Book Overview

Deep in Indian country, Major Mark Devereaux and his men find a grisly scene: a wagon train savagely attacked, with no survivors. One of the wagons originally with the group is missing; in it is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553247603
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.6" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

West of Fort Laramie

Louis L'Amour created many characters but nearly all of his heroes were of Irish ancestry, most of them short tempered and unpredictable at times. Lieutenant Tenadore Brian is no exception, but as his future father-in-law says, "The man was a soldier". Indians, gold, and renegades make for a rough "row to hoe" when they all come together in one place--Under the Sweetwater Rim. This is a typical "oater" from L'Amour and worthy of being read--better than some, but not his best work which I believe were his first novels. Later on he became to "preachy" in his attitudes and opinions--instead of letting the story tell how he felt, he just jabbed it in there like sending a punch to a person's stomach.

Good Read - Action Packed with sub-plots

I always enjoy Louis L'Amour books but this was definitely one of his better books. Characters were well-defined and the story line was, as usual, very good. The book started with a wagon train slaughter which included the disappearance of Army gold and the wife and daughter of two Army personnel. Their story and the story of the father looking for his daughter is good, suspenseful and full of information about the area. I would definitely recommend the book to anyone that enjoys L'Amour books and believe that even folks that don't tend to read much would enjoy this book.

LOUIS L'AMOUR

I love every book I have ever read of Louis L'amour and I have read just about everyone. most of his stories are of true places and it is interesting. I just wish he would have wrote more about Indian life.

wonderful reading

i grew up with louis l'amour. he is one of the best writers for western that i have read. i would recommend this book along with all of the other books he has written.

Louis L'Amour Lovers

Although this book was a gift, I know that the readers of Louis L'Amour enjoy "westerns". While the stories are not always too long, they are easily and quickly read. Especially good if you are trying to get your sons or husbands to read.

Vintage L'Amour - 'Sweet water' is sweet reading

Has Louis L'Amour ever written a bad book? If so, I have never read one, and in fact this is one of his best. The setting is deep in Indian country - 200 miles west of Fort Laramie and right from the start the master of the western genre has your concentration as much as a wagon master going through hostile territory. In fact that's how the story starts with a grisly massacre of a wagon train party. The slaughter, however, was not the work of Indians but rather a vicious bunch of owlhoots who have made off with a missing wagon, a fortune in gold and the daughter of Major Devereaux. The wild card is Lt. Tenadore Brian,who is riding with the missing wagon against orders. In the hands of the master story teller those few ingredients are enough to weave a engrossing drama of the Old West that makes the reader keep going as relentlessly as Major Devereaux's career in the cavalry or with the determination of Lt.Brian to get the crooks - and the girl. For fans of L'Amour, and westerns in general, 'Under the Sweetwater Rim' is indeed sweet reading.