Sitka: A Novel Paperback – February 1, 1984

Wonderful read! Zane Gray, Oliver Curwood and Louie L'Amour! I'm really glad the wrote so many wonderful works. God Bless Them All!

This was a masterpiece of plot, characters and pace.Woven into the history and majesty of the United States and Alaska, the tale brings adventure, politics and romance in a vibrant tale of the new frontier.

I liked the story, didn’t love it. Enjoyed the beginning & middle, ending seemed abrupt. Had good action & good characters, interesting history of Alaska.

Not a typical L'Amour western. If you're looking for a western shoot 'em up, this is not the novel for you. It is an excellent story of Alaska becoming part of the United States. Read this originally when it first came out in 1957; don't remember whether I finished it or not, but it wasn't what I was looking for at the time. This time I found it quite enjoyable. Don't expect it to be a Sackett type story. I would recommend it to anyone who is more interested in history than gunfights.

Louis L'Amour is one of my favorite authors. He also, unintentionally, became one of my favorite history teachers.My dad had uprooted us from the California Mojave Desert to go to Southeast Alaska. He was a retired Marine who became a logger in the Tongass forest, as well as a small-scale commercial fisherman. He would drag me along on fishing trips, as well as a Voyage to bring his boat from Sitka to Kake.We traveled much of the same route Jean used to escape sitka....even winding up trapped by weather in the place where the Susquahanah made it's portage. We hadn't read this book then, but I told dad it was too bad that we couldn't drag our 26 foot boat across to get into the straight we were SUPPOSED to have turned into. I said someone should build a small track to make it possible...for a fee. Dad said I was crazy. We'll? This proves that great minds think alike

Sitka is a great Louis L'Amour novel. It takes place just prior to the U.S. purchase of Alaska. Most of the novel takes place in California or Alaska with a trip across Russia. Although it is a work of fiction, it is based on things that were happening in all three places at the time. It contains the classic L'Amour main character who is strong and independent. Another typical thing is that he is in love with a woman who he thinks is way out of his league and would probably never give him the time of day. If you enjoy Louis L'Amour and have not read this I strongly suggest you do. If you like cleanly written, fast paced writing with a good story line where the main character is the "good guy", and surviving a good struggle wins the day, read Louis L'Amour.

It had intrigue, history, and romance. What more could you want. No one else writes like Louis L'Amour. Just wish he was still living.

I learned a lot of things about Alaska through this book. I know that Mr. L'Amour always did extensive research for his books and so many of the details are true. What a hero, what a powerful tale. In Mr. L'Amour's tales good always wins over evil.