Best Frederick Manfred
Lord Grizzly is a biographical western novel written by Frederick Manfred, published in 1954. The book provides a fictionalized account of the historical American frontiersman Hugh Glass, detailing his survival journey after being severely mauled by a grizzly bear in 1823. Left for dead by his compa...
Why this score?
Highly regarded Hugh Glass novel and National Book Award finalist; strong literary reputation, with some dated frontier romanticism.
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Riders of Judgment is a 1957 novel by Frederick Manfred that fictionalizes Wyoming's Johnson County War of 1892. The book depicts the escalating conflict between wealthy cattle barons and smaller independent ranchers, culminating in violent confrontations. Manfred drew on historical events and figur...
Why this score?
Serious Johnson County War treatment from a respected western novelist; strong historical ambition, but less enduring than Lord Grizzly.
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