Dispatches From the Long Road
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Stories of grit, heritage, and the American West — from a family that has been writing them since 1630.
Latest Dispatch · Louis L'Amour
The Real Sackett Family Behind Louis L’Amour’s Legendary Novels | Sackett Ranch
When Louis L’Amour began writing his first Sackett novel in 1959, he wasn’t inventing a fictional family out of thin air. He was reaching back into real American history and borrowing a name that already carried centu...
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American History
The Sackett Who Spied for George Washington: A Legacy of Freedom
This Independence Day season we reflect on our freedoms and those that fought for them. Discover the story of Nathaniel Sackett...
Christmas
Sackett Holiday History: How Our Ancestor Clement C. Moore Shaped Modern Santa Claus Traditions
Every Christmas Eve on the ranch, when the lights are strung along the fence line and the family gathers by the fire, I think a...
Sackett
The Sackett Legacy: From 1630 Pioneers to Today’s American Dream
Dive deep into the legacy of the Sacketts—a lineage of pioneers and explorers, and discover how this rich history birthed the m...
