Set in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, as Barnabas Sackett crosses between Elizabethan England and early colonial North America, To the Far Blue Mountains is a novel built around the pressures of its historical setting. To the Far Blue Mountains, Louis L'Amour weaves the unforgettable tale of a man who, after returning to his homeland, discovers that finding his way back to America may be impossible. As part of the
The historical background is Elizabethan Age, Early Colonial America. L’Amour uses practical details of travel, work, weather, weapons, distance and local authority to make the setting more than a backdrop. The result combines fast-moving adventure with a strong sense of how isolation, weak institutions and rapid economic change could shape individual choices.
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