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Lord Grizzly (Bison Book)
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Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
Author: Frederick Manfred
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Lord Grizzly (Bison Book) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780803281189
ISBN: 0803281188
Label: University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 281
Publication Date: 1983-09-01
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Studio: University of Nebraska Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780803281189
ISBN: 0803281188
Label: University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 281
Publication Date: 1983-09-01
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Studio: University of Nebraska Press
Editorial Review of Lord Grizzly (Bison Book)
Hunter, trapper, resourceful fighter, and scout, Hugh Glass was just another rugged individual in a crowd of rugged men until he was mauled by a grizzly bear and left for dead by his best friends. They never expected to see him again. But they did, and he was not just Hugh Glass any more. He was Lord Grizzly.
Lord Grizzly is the second volume of Frederick Manfred's acclaimed five-volume series, the Buckskin Man Tales.
Customer Reviews of Lord Grizzly (Bison Book)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Hugh Glass, a fantastic and gripping story
Review: I found this book just after having read the first of Terry C. Johnston's trilogy. The story was described by one of the characters in Book 1, and I decided to wait on Book 2 until I had read the full story of Hugh Glass.
I was not disappointed. What writing! Manfred has taken a set of facts, and created a great tale of the survival by imagining what Glass must have been thinking and saying during his ordeal.
The result is a great example of writing excellence.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves good Western fiction.
You will not be disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Historical Fiction
Review: Manfred takes what is known about Hugh Glass, a legendary mountain man who was left for death and survived, and brings Hugh to life. The author includes amazing details about how people lived at the time. In a preface, the author summarized the real Hugh Glass' story, which I had read about in novels by Blevins. I was reluctant to read this book because I knew the ending, but there is a lot more to Hugh's story-- especially as told by Manfred. The novel is in the third person, through Hugh's eyes. This gets the reader very involved.
I was reminded of The Border Trilogy, three novels by Cormac McCarthy-- All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, and Cities of the Plain. Lord Grizzly became part of 5 part series. I was disappointed in Scarlet Plume, but I haven't read all the others yet.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Western Classic of Revenge and Redemption
Review: I don't know why the novel often seems to go out of print. I've always thought this was Manfred's best. The characters are well-defined (as in all his novels) and the narrative itself is compelling. Some subject matter is not for the squeamish, but it certainly reads as believeable and authoritative.
Though this is thought of as a "western" novel, it's not really about range wars or Indian battles; it's about betrayal, the desire for revenge (perhaps the positive side of it?), and forgiveness. It's about how deep a person has to dig within himself in order to survive.
You won't regret reading this novel, even if you don't like novels in the "western" genre.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The Ultimate Western
Review: This is one particularly unique western set in a time when the Midwest was untamed; it's probably like no other western ever written. I have read maybe two-hundred westerns, but I was naive until I read Lord Grizzley.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The true story of Hugh Glass...and then some
Review: I had never even heard of Hugh Glass when i picked this book up. Wow, what a life he led! If even half of it is true its an amazing tale in the spirit of Jeremiah Johnson.
Review Summary: Hugh Glass, a fantastic and gripping story
Review: I found this book just after having read the first of Terry C. Johnston's trilogy. The story was described by one of the characters in Book 1, and I decided to wait on Book 2 until I had read the full story of Hugh Glass.
I was not disappointed. What writing! Manfred has taken a set of facts, and created a great tale of the survival by imagining what Glass must have been thinking and saying during his ordeal.
The result is a great example of writing excellence.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves good Western fiction.
You will not be disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Historical Fiction
Review: Manfred takes what is known about Hugh Glass, a legendary mountain man who was left for death and survived, and brings Hugh to life. The author includes amazing details about how people lived at the time. In a preface, the author summarized the real Hugh Glass' story, which I had read about in novels by Blevins. I was reluctant to read this book because I knew the ending, but there is a lot more to Hugh's story-- especially as told by Manfred. The novel is in the third person, through Hugh's eyes. This gets the reader very involved.
I was reminded of The Border Trilogy, three novels by Cormac McCarthy-- All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, and Cities of the Plain. Lord Grizzly became part of 5 part series. I was disappointed in Scarlet Plume, but I haven't read all the others yet.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Western Classic of Revenge and Redemption
Review: I don't know why the novel often seems to go out of print. I've always thought this was Manfred's best. The characters are well-defined (as in all his novels) and the narrative itself is compelling. Some subject matter is not for the squeamish, but it certainly reads as believeable and authoritative.
Though this is thought of as a "western" novel, it's not really about range wars or Indian battles; it's about betrayal, the desire for revenge (perhaps the positive side of it?), and forgiveness. It's about how deep a person has to dig within himself in order to survive.
You won't regret reading this novel, even if you don't like novels in the "western" genre.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The Ultimate Western
Review: This is one particularly unique western set in a time when the Midwest was untamed; it's probably like no other western ever written. I have read maybe two-hundred westerns, but I was naive until I read Lord Grizzley.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The true story of Hugh Glass...and then some
Review: I had never even heard of Hugh Glass when i picked this book up. Wow, what a life he led! If even half of it is true its an amazing tale in the spirit of Jeremiah Johnson.
What this man goes through is unbelievable and makes for a heck of a page turner. Great historical/fiction mountain man story.