Judgement Call

There are many readers out there who are into different things, but to get into Louis L'Amour books all you have to do is read ten pages. As for the type of reader best fit for these books I'd have to say you should be interested in what the old "West" was all about. You also have to be somewhat adventurous because in every book of Louis's there's a journey to be taken. I recommend this book to anyone who is old enough to read because there is nothing too bad for children in it and its good enough to keep any person no matter how old entertained.

Best and Worst Parts

My favorite part of the book was when Matt saved many people from the "bad guys" and killed Clive Massey. It was such a good part because the whole book lead up to that and it kept you wondering. There really wasn't any bad part in this book. I read these books because they are so good and this one didn't fail me, but it might be nice to have one end a little differently then they all do.

Conflict and Resolution

The conflict in this book was that there were a bunch of innocent civilians riding their wagon trains into a trap. This is where they were to be destroyed and only a few people knew and believed this. The resolution is Matt Bardoul, a tough honest man. Although he was left for dead he comes to where the wagons are and makes a propaganda to kill the yellow bellied fools and does it with little help.

character development

Throughout the book Matt Bardoul changed from an innocent roamer to a hero. He always stuck to what he thought was right and was an honest man. One big change for him by the end of the book was getting the love of his life. Throughout the story he experienced many hard fought fights in the West.

Archetypal

My book takes place in the forest where everything is wild and unknown. The main character Matt Bardoul, starts as a innocent embarking on a journey. He was just living the free life roaming the West, when he met the girl of his dreams. He then became committed to her and began his journey. When trouble came he changed into a hero and saved many people while putting his own life on the line. The plot is a journey and Matt takes the journey throughout the book. It is a journey on a wagon train in search of "gold".

Book Setting

In Westward the Tide, the setting takes place in the wild wild west. There are many unknown factors for the people and no one knows what danger they will face next. Indians are scattered through the forests and so are many other wild things.

200-the end update

200-the end update

When Matt came on a deep canyon he heard the sound of axes. He looked around and saw that Massey had began to build a few buildings. The more straight men were being forced to do all or the work, while all the women were being forced into one building. There was little to no way for Matt to get down there so he walked around to where everyone was cutting trees down for the buildings. Here he saw a few guards one of them being Portugee Phillips. Phillips was a good but hard man. When Matt gave the call of a loon out so the workers knew he was there, Phillips heard it and snuck up to him and said he'd help . By the time they were done almost every honest man had a gun and every yellow bellied crook was dead other than MASSEY. Massey threatened to take Jacquine, but Matt knew he'd kill her so he said they, alone, could settle it. Massey came up short and died because he was too slow. Matt and Jacquine got together and everything fell into place as it should have. The End