Product Description
An historical adventure that sweeps across the rugged Northwest.

The journals of Lewis and Clark record that on July 27, 1806, a Blackfeet Indian chief was killed in an encounter with that now famous expedition.In the same journal, a few pages earlier, is a reference to an unnamed white man who was living with the Blackfeet a few miles away.

This is his story.

His name was Yellow Hair, and that killing changed the entire course of his life - sending him on an exciting and daring mission across the unmapped wilderness. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Heavy Handed
The main point of this book, as I see it, is to illustrate the supreme goodness of the Native Americans of the 18th and 19th century, while depicting the vile loathsomeness of the white European encroachers. Thispoint is made with every character and scene description in the book. WhileI enjoyed learning the author's opinions, eventually I felt pummeled by therepeated blows. This is the first book I have given up reading aftercompleting 85% of the story. I just couldn't take it anymore.

A good piece of work from an experienced story teller!
I think the thing that grabbed me was the realism.You definitely get the feeling that the author had been there, understood Indians and their culture.I have compared it to anthropological BLACK ELK SPEAKS and the classic historical novel THE DELIGHT MAKERS and it's feel for authenticity is on par.Add to that the sheer story-teller talent of the author and it is well worth reading. That it was written long before our "civilization" was aware of the Amerindian culture and its depth is quite amazing.

Overrated but readable
I'm a bit puzzled by all the positive reviews of Buckskin Brigades. Did we all read the same book? This is definitely not top notch fiction. Yellow Hair is a white man raised by Blackfeet, who eventually encounters "his own kind," with fireworks resulting. There isn't much plot to speak of, the action isn't gripping, and as usual for Hubbard the characters are pretty shallow. I do remember enjoying it somewhat, but for a relatively short book (c. 300 pages) it sure does drag on. Almost the only part worth recommending is that it's sort of an "anti-Western," in that the whites are depicted as the bad guys. Pretty unusual for the mid-30s, and a refreshing perspective even now. Other than that, this book isn't terrible, but IMO it's not worth more than a library browse.

The West portrayed as you always knew it really was like!
I consider this western to be among the best I have ever read.It not only is a great tale, but it is told with incredible accuracy.One really gets the feeling you are really there!This magnificent novel by L.Ron Hubbard portrays the West as you always knew it was like, not like some colorful Saturday morning cliche' western. This novel captures your heart with its sincere 'realness' and wraps you up in the struggle and plight of a forgotten people.I wanted to grab my rifle and join them on the plains.I loved it!What a great story!Hubbard really nails this one!

The true story of the old west
I am not usually a fan of "westerns," but this book is definitely an exception.It opens with an incident which actually happened to Lewis & Carrol, written from the explorers' viewpoint thenit relates the same incident from the viewpoint of the Blackfeet Indians.The effect is startling: suddenly the roles of "civilized" white men and "savage" indians are completely reversed and the book continues from there.The story itself is a page turner but the added realism of what the lives and cultures of the European settlers and the Native Americans were really like is fascinating.I highly recommend it ... Read more