The story by Louis L’Amour highlights the people on the land and they’re easy going ways and they’re laid back attitude. These traits were severely tested when unscrupulous men come from the East and loaned money, using ranches as collateral. The interest was high and the men on the land did not understand these tactics and lost their ranches.
The particular family we visit in this story is called Mulkerin. They are Irish and Mexican heritage. We have two sons and their mother, the Senora, who is the strength in the beginning of the tale, which pits the family against the moneylenders. Sean the sea faring son is returning home and is cast into a sea chase when he retrieves a woman who swam to his ship. Their closeness and mutual troubles bind these two young people together. Mariana de la Cruz begins to become a partner to walk with Sean not behind him. This is part of his life that he was searching for.
The story wanders into the supernatural with gold and windows into a parallel world where things are the same but different. There is an old man who leads the matriarch to the gold and helps solve some of her problem with the moneylenders. The family persists and survives these tough times and the son, Sean Mulkerin, confronts the evil players and wins out. His reward is more gold given to him by the people from the other side.
This is an interesting story and stimulates the mind. I wondering if we are missing things by not being silent more often and going into places that are demanding of silence. I recommend this book and would like any comment from anyone as to what they felt as they read the book.
