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Adventure · 1960 · PG

The Daybreakers

by Louis L'Amour

Two Tennessee brothers head west after a killing — and find their destinies in New Mexico.

For10+GenreAdventureLength197 pagesRead time~5 hours

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Violence

Some

Gunfights; frontier violence

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

Drinking in saloons

Emotional Intensity

None

Themes of brotherhood, westward expansion, and building a new life

What this book is about

The first Sackett novel published (1960) follows Tyrel and Orrin Sackett as they drive cattle west to Abilene and then Santa Fe, where Orrin becomes a lawman and Tyrel must use his gunfighter skills to keep them both alive. Classic L'Amour. For all ages.

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