The Buffalo Runners

by Fred Grove

Follows the adventures of Keith Hayden in the spring of 1876 when he joins a band of buffalo runners on the Western plains

Hardcover

First published April 1, 1978

About the author

Fred Grove (born Frederick Herridge (July 4, 1913 – September 2008) was a Native American author and winner of five prestigious "Spur Awards" from Western Writers of America for his western novels.

Reviews

[D. E.]

The beginning of the end of the plains Indians. Once the mass slaughter of buffalo began there soon became a time that the food that Indians had for hundreds of years was gone because of white man's greed. They wanted the buffalo skins for hats and coats. Then they wanted the lands the Indians had lined in for a thousand years. This novel is the beginning of the end as far as free India's were concerned. Unlike Canada the United States weighed in every peace treaty written. Unfortunately, this was genocide of the Indian way of life and limb. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS

[Charles]

This one won the Western Heritage Award as Best western novel of the year, in 1968. I liked it OK but didn't find it compelling.