Buckskin Brigades

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Narrated by: Bruce Boxleitner

It’s 1806. A young republic just three decades old - the United States of America - is about to make a great push westward, across the Mississippi, into a wild, beautiful, and dangerous land. A territory of towering mountains and violent waters, of icy glaciers and searing deserts. The great northwest.

It is a time and a place where fortunes will be made, destinies will be revealed, and legends will rise.

Buckskin Brigades is the epic saga of one such legend. They call him Yellow Hair, a white man raised by Blackfeet Indians who has vowed to defend his adopted land and people against the onslaught from the east.

Spurred by their greed and renowned for their ruthlessness, fur traders have already crossed into the forbidden hunting grounds of the Blackfeet. Now Yellow Hair must undertake a treacherous adventure across a vast uncharted wilderness to face an unrelenting enemy.

Filled with action, passion, and drama, Buckskin Brigades is a panoramic journey across the pages of American history - the story of a proud, courageous man pushed to the limits of endurance, and of a country on the threshold of a bloody conflict that will change it forever.

“Mr. Hubbard has reversed a time-honored formula and has given a thriller to which, at the end of every chapter or so, another paleface bites the dust....[has] an enthusiasm, even a freshness and sparkle, decidedly rare in this type of romance.” (New York Times)

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Critic reviews

“An exciting tale…against a true historical background.” (Atlanta Constitution)

Great take on Clash of Civilizations

Audacious move from the author to take on time-traveling and paradoxes as the main core to refresh the "locked-room" trope. The investigators are fun to read because they are out of their depth. This is no cheating spouse or missing cat case, but solving this one could bring benefits. I loved Abigail. She is a fun one. The author sprinkles some humor and pop culture references. The narrative showcases well the chaos of time traveling, may be jarring for some readers, but if you like time traveling, this one will be a refreshing read, out of the box kind of story.

Surprising good

It was a very engaging story, which I had not expected. Very nice to listen too

Edge of your seat exciting!

L. Ron Hubbard does it again with this amazing tale of the Fir trappers of the Northern central plains. Excitingly told without losing any accuracy of the historical facts.
Very well done.

A fabulous historical fiction

When I first got the book I was expecting a standard cowboy and Indian shootem' up, but to my pleasure I was happily surprised. Here we have a seemingly believable story of the clash of cultures and the catastrophes of misunderstanding. Hubbard has done a great job of educating us in the ways of the Blackfoot while entertaining us as well. One thing to keep in mind is this was written when it wasn't cool to side with the Indian.