In 2009, Sackett and his wife returned to the United States to live in rural Canton, Oklahoma. Following their return, his first book, Sweet Betsy from Pike was published. Sackett had heard the song, Sweet Betsy from Pike, at an American Folklore Society meeting and, "it struck him that Betsy learned she couldn't trust sweet-talking Ike to take care of her and that she had the strength to take care of herself."
