Western Book "Branded Outlaw" reviewed by School Library Journal

L. Ron Hubbard knew how to tell a gripping western story.

He grew up in the rugged Old West just outside of Helena, Montana where he rode horses, broke broncos, panned for gold and was honored with the status of Blood Brother of the Blackfeet Indians by the age of six.


He wrote the western book Branded Outlaw at the age of 27 having dealt with outlaws and gunslingers early on in his life. By the time he took a hiatus from writing fiction stories in the early 1950's he had written 34 western stories which Galaxy Press is now publishing as books in the Stories from the Golden Age series.

School Library Journal has reviewed Branded Outlaw and and says:

"This reissue of a pulp fiction Western from the 1930s has all the cliches required at the time for a successful shoot-'em-up Western. Lee Weston is a gunslinger from Wyoming who comes to town at the behest of his father, who sends word that he is having trouble with the local big-money character named Dodge. Lee arrives just in time to learn of Pa's death, and now he is riding hard to find the mangy dog who shot him. Along the way, he meets and falls for Dodge's beautiful daughter, so there is a bit of Romeo and Juliet woven in as Weston fights off the bad guys and tries to win the girl.

In fewer than 100 pages there is a lot of action, blazing 45s, and cowpoke language. The glossary of period terms and phrases, a history of pulp fiction, and the biography of Hubbard are a big part of this book's attraction. Put Branded Outlaw in the hands of reluctant readers. The fact that they know exactly what to expect and that the characters are simple and straightforward can be a bonus for them."

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