(Arguably Zane Grey’s most popular novel and a forerunner ...)
Arguably Zane Grey’s most popular novel and a forerunner of the western genre, Riders of the Purple Sage tells the story of a Mormon woman caught between the persecution of religious zealots and several “Gentile” gunmen seeking to lend her a helping hand. Set in Utah during the nineteenth century, this novel offers an early critique on the practice of polygamy and plural marriage in the Old West.
(The premier chronicler of the American West, legendary st...)
The premier chronicler of the American West, legendary storyteller Zane Grey has captivated millions of readers with his timeless adventures of life, death, gunfire, and justice. This is the Old West in all its glory and grandeur. Forged in blood. Enflamed by passion. Emblazoned with bullets. . .
In the law of the gun, a man must shoot his way to innocence. At least that's how Captain McKelly of the Texas Rangers puts it to Buck Duane. On the run for killing a man to save his own skin, Duane must now infiltrate the deadly Chelsedine gang. These ruthless rustlers are running amok in Texas and it's going to take a matchless gunfighter to stop their rampage. With the legendary Rangers providing firepower, Duane has more than a fighting chance. Or so he thinks. When he uncovers a secret that could destroy them all, the bullet storm is biblical--and a legend rises out of the dust.
"In a changing world it is comforting. . .and entertaining to spend a little while in the company of Zane Grey." --New York Times
"Zane Grey epitomized the mythical West that should have been." --True West
"Grey was a champion of the American wilderness and the men and women who tamed the Old West."--Booklist
(First published in 1926 and 1927, "Nevada", the suspensef...)
First published in 1926 and 1927, "Nevada", the suspenseful sequel to "Forlorn River", continues to be one of Zane Grey's most beloved novels. Four years after Nevada had killed three men to clear his friend's name, Ben and Nevada are reunited, but fate again plays a mean trick, and Nevada becomes Jim Lacy again – killer, thief, rustler, and notorious gunman – in order to save Ben from financial ruin. In Nevada, another romantic couple comes along, Marvie Blaine, and the daughter of backwoods rustlers, Rose Hatt. The primary action of this novel is in Arizona, where the forces of good and evil clash as honest ranchers are threatened by pernicious rustlers. All conflicts are resolved, and loving-kindness breaks out at the end of the novel – after the gunfight.
60 WESTERNS: Cowboy Adventures, Yukon & Oregon Trail Tales, Famous Outlaws, Gold Rush Adventures & much more: Riders of the Purple Sage, The Night Horseman, ... of the West, A Texas Cow-Boy, The Prairie…
(This carefully edited ebook is a hand-picked collection o...)
This carefully edited ebook is a hand-picked collection of world's most admired Westerns in one volume:
Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey)
The Rainbow Trail
The Spirit of the Border
The Untamed (Max Brand)
The Night Horseman
The Seventh Man
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Last of the Mohicans (James F. Cooper)
The Prairie
Chip, of the Flying U (B. M. Bower)
The Flying U Ranch
The Flying U's Last Stand
Cabin Fever
Rimrock Trail (J. Allan Dunn)
The 'Breckinridge Elkins' Series (Robert E. Howard)
The Last of the Plainsmen (Zane Grey)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (Bret Harte)
The Wolf Hunters (James Oliver Curwood)
The Gold Hunters
The Border Legion
The Country Beyond (Curwood)
The Lone Star Ranger (Grey)
Riders of the Silences (Brand)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Heart of the West (O. Henry)
White Fang (London)
The Lure of the Dim Trails (Bower)
The Luck of Roaring Camp (Harte)
The Rustlers of Pecos County (Grey)
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
Roughing It (Mark Twain)
The Log of a Cowboy (Andy Adams)
The Two-Gun Man (Charles Alden Seltzer)
The Law of the Land (Emerson Hough)
The Short Cut (Jackson Gregory)
Astoria (Washington Irving)
The Valley of Silent Men (James Oliver Curwood)
"Drag” Harlan (Charles Alden Seltzer)
Whispering Smith (Frank H. Spearman)
The Outlet (Andy Adams)
Reed Anthony, Cowman
A Texas Cow Boy (Charles Siringo)
The Boss of the Lazy Y (Charles Alden Seltzer)
The Golden Dream (R.M. Ballantyne)
The Blue Hotel (Stephen Crane)
The Long Shadow (B. M. Bower)
The Girl from Montana (Grace Livingston Hill)
The Hidden Children (Robert W. Chambers)
The Way of an Indian (Frederic Remington)
The Bridge of the Gods (Frederic Homer Balch)
Where the Trail Divides (Will Lillibridge)
The Desert Trail (Dane Coolidge)
The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky (Stephen Crane)
That Girl Montana (Marah Ellis Ryan)
The Long Dim Trail (Forrestine C. Hooker)
Hidden Water (Dane Coolidge)
A Voice in the Wilderness (Grace Livingston Hill)
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27 Zane Grey books – from the master writer of the West...)
27 Zane Grey books – from the master writer of the Western novel - in one easy-to-read Kindle book. With an active table of contents, you are certain to enjoy hours of reading pleasure by purchasing this collection vs. each book individually. Included are the following Zane Grey novels:
Betty Zane
Desert Gold
Ken Ward in the Jungle
Riders of the Purple Sage
Tales of Lonely Trails
Tales of Fishes
The Border Legion
The Call of the canyon
The Day of the Beast
The Desert of Wheat
The Heritage of the Desert
The Last of the Plainsmen
The Last Trail
The Light of the Western Stars
The Lone Star Ranger
The Man of the Forest
The Mysterious Rider
The Rainbow Trail
The Redheaded Outfield
The Rustlers of Pecos County
The Spirit of the Border
The U.P. Trail
The Young Forester
The Young Pitcher
To The Last Man
Valley of Wild Horses
Wildfire
About the Author:
The father of the western novel, Zane Grey (1872 - 1939) was born in Zanesville, Ohio. He wrote 58 westerns and almost 30 other books. Over 130 films have been based on his work.
(A certified classic by the master of Western fiction Zane...)
A certified classic by the master of Western fiction Zane Grey.
With cattle rustling on the rise in the cattle town of Randall, Wyoming, newcomers Martha Ann Dixon and Andrew Bonning join the ranchers in their fight to protect their livestock.
“Take this hombre’s gun, Tenderfoot,” the foreman snapped while keeping the rustler covered. Young Andy yanked the weapon out from under the man’s belt. “Now tie his hands behind his back.” The excitement made Andy clumsy, but he finally got the job done.
“Now take yore saddle rope and toss it over that there branch.” Andy was about to obey when he stopped, staring in disbelief.
“You’re not going to hang this poor devil?”
“Shore am,” the foreman drawled. “I’m gonna stop this rustlin’ once and fer all!”
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“Grey had a deep and pervasive effect on the way America...)
“Grey had a deep and pervasive effect on the way America saw itself, and he was a crucial - perhaps the crucial - figure in the romanticization of the West that has yet to loose its grip on the nation” New York Times
When Keven Bell returns from four years serving in the US army during the First World War he learns his mother has died and his fiancée has left him for another man.
Disfigured and mentally weakened from his injuries in battle, Keven struggles to adjust to life back in his childhood town.
But one thing has not altered from his life before the war: his passion for fishing on the Rogue River.
He partners up with his old friend Garry Lord to hunt for salmon and make a living selling the catch.
But there is not only salmon in the river. There is the whisper of gold…
As competition increases for the bounty in the river, Keven is faced with an old enemy. And before he knows it the fragile new life he has built is under threat.
Forced to go on the run, Keven finds redemption in the most unlikely of places.
Rogue River Feud, first published in 1930, is one of Zane Grey’s lesser known novels. It is an ode to the beauty and power of nature in Southern Oregon where Grey spent many happy years.
"Grey was a skillful writer who combined easy readability with artful embellishment," Thomas H Paulym author of Zane Grey: His Life, His Adventures & His Women
“A great deal of the charm of many of Grey’s books is to be found in his descriptions of the minutiae of common Western life” – Journal of Western American Literature
Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American dentist and author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, they had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.
Zane Grey: The Ultimate Collection - 49 Works - Classic Westerns and Much More
(Zane Grey was one of the first millionaire authors. With ...)
Zane Grey was one of the first millionaire authors. With his veracity and emotional intensity, he connected with millions of readers worldwide, during peacetime and war, and inspired many Western writers who followed him.
Grey was a major force in shaping the myths of the Old West and his books and stories have been adapted into over 100 movies. His total book sales exceed 40 million.
This ultimate Zane Grey collection include 26 novels, 14 short stories and links to 9 free audiobooks.
That is 49 works in one collection with an active table of content to navigate the collection.
Included are the following works:
Historical Novels:
•BETTY ZANE
•SPIRIT OF THE BORDER (Sequel to Betty Zane)
Westerns Novels:
•THE LAST OF THE PLAINSMEN
•THE LAST TRAIL (Sequel to Spirit of the Border)
•THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT
•THE YOUNG FORESTER
•THE YOUNG LION HUNTER
•RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
•KEN WARD IN THE JUNGLE
•DESERT GOLD
•THE RUSTLERS OF PECOS COUNTY
•THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS
•THE LONE STAR RANGER
•THE RAINBOW TRAIL (Sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage)
•THE BORDER LEGION
•WILDFIRE
•THE U. P. TRAIL
•THE DESERT OF WHEAT
•THE MAN OF THE FOREST
•THE MYSTERIOUS RIDER
•TO THE LAST MAN
Baseball Novels:
•THE SHORTSTOP
•THE YOUNG PITCHER
Other Novels:
•TALES OF FISHES
•THE DAY OF THE BEAST
•TALES OF LONELY TRAILS
Short Stories:
•THE HORSES OF BOSTIL’S FORD
•TIGRE
•FANTOMS OF PEACE
•THE REDHEADED OUTFIELD
•THE RUBE
•THE RUBE’S PENNANT
•THE RUBE’S HONEYMOON
•THE RUBE’S WATERLOO
•BREAKING INTO FAST COMPANY
•THE KNOCKER
•THE WINNING BALL
•FALSE COLORS
•THE MANAGER OF MADDEN’S HILL
•OLD WELL-WELL
Free audiobooks:
•SPIRIT OF THE BORDER (Sequel to Betty Zane)
•THE LAST OF THE PLAINSMEN
•THE LAST TRAIL (Sequel to Spirit of the Border)
•THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT
•RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
•THE LONE STAR RANGER
•THE RAINBOW TRAIL (Sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage)
•TO THE LAST MAN
•THE SHORTSTOP
WILD WEST Boxed Set: 150+ Western Classics in One Volume: Cowboy Adventures, Yukon & Oregon Trail Tales, Famous Outlaw Classics, Gold Rush Adventures ... The Last of the Mohicans, Rimrock Trail…)
(This collection of world's greatest western novels and st...)
This collection of world's greatest western novels and stories include rip roarin' cowboy adventures, tales of the famous outcasts, the heroes of the Wild West, conniving villains and intriguing sagas:
Introduction
Story of the Cowboy
Story of the Outlaw
Novels & Stories
Riders of the Purple Sage Saga (Zane Grey)
Ohio River Trilogy
Dan Barry Series (Max Brand)
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
Lin McLean
Leatherstocking Series (James F. Cooper)
Flying U Series (B. M. Bower)
Cabin Fever
Rimrock Trail (J. Allan Dunn)
Breckinridge Elkins Series (Robert E. Howard)
In a Hollow of the Hills (Bret Harte)
Roughing It (Mark Twain)
Outcasts of Poker Flat
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Heart of the West (O. Henry)
White Fang
Wolf Hunters (James Oliver Curwood)
Gold Hunters
Last of the Plainsmen
Border Legion
Smoke Bellew
Country Beyond
Lone Star Ranger
Ronicky Doone Trilogy
Riders of the Silences
Three Partners
Man of the Forest
Lure of the Dim Trails
Tennessee's Partner
Covered Wagon (Emerson Hough)
Luck of Roaring Camp
Rustlers of Pecos County
Pike Bearfield Series
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
Log of a Cowboy (Andy Adams)
Two-Gun Man (Charles Alden Seltzer)
Short Cut (Jackson Gregory)
Astoria (Washington Irving)
Ungava (R.M. Ballantyne)
Valley of Silent Men
Black Jack
Whispering Smith (Frank H. Spearman)
A Texas Cow Boy (Charles Siringo)
Trail Horde
Golden Dream (Ballantyne)
Blue Hotel (Stephen Crane)
Long Shadow
Girl from Montana (Grace Livingston Hill)
Hidden Children (Robert W. Chambers)
Where the Trail Divides
Desert Trail (Dane Coolidge)
Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
Hidden Water…
Pearl Zane Grey was an American prolific and popular author of western romances, and sport and outdoor adventure stories, and juveniles.
Background
Grey was born on January 31, 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio, the oldest of four children and the first of three sons of Lewis M. and Alice Josephine (Zane) Grey. His father, a dentist, was of English stock, his mother of Danish and English; among her ancestors was Ebenezer Zane, a Revolutionary soldier and land speculator who had been granted in 1796 the land on which Zanesville was founded. The future romancer was christened Pearl, and his boyhood in the small midwestern town at the end of the nineteenth century was more than typical: he lived down his girlish name by excelling in sports and in boyish deviltry; he rebelled against the constrictions of school and town life; he was the leader of a gang sworn to loyalty in their usually imaginary but sometimes actual deeds of minor romantic lawlessness. He also read voraciously in the sensational thrillers of the "Beadle" library and wrote a tale of his own in imitation, "Jim of the Caves, " a forecast of the flood of fiction in which he was to give the basic formulations of the "dime novel" their definitive twentieth-century expression.
Education
Grey was an excellent baseball player; while pitching for the Baltimore (Ohio) team, he was observed by a scout from the University of Pennsylvania, who persuaded him to matriculate there. He received a dental degree in 1896.
Career
While settling down to a half-hearted practice of dentistry in New York City, Grey worked on a historical novel about his ancestor Betty Zane, sister of Ebenezer. Failing to sell it, he printed the book at his own expense and, convinced that he could become a professional writer, began to devote his energies to a sequel. Two successive historical novels were finished in the next three years, and then he met Col. C. J. ("Buffalo") Jones, hunter and plainsman, who filled the young author with tales of the Wild West, persuaded him to become his biographer, and led him on an expedition to Arizona in search of background material. Grey returned with the material and, more important, with the conviction that the western cowboy, Indian, rustler, and gunfighter were the characters, and the desert, mountain, and plain the settings, which could embody his hitherto random dreams of human daring and heroism amid untrammeled nature. The biography of Buffalo Jones failed to find a publisher but led to an introduction to Ripley Hitchcock of Harper & Brothers, who accepted his fifth manuscript, The Heritage of the Desert (1910). The success of this romance of the Mormon country was immediate and was followed by Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), an instant and continuing best-seller, eventually going to more than a million copies. Grey then settled down to a full and active life, a typical year of which would see the writing of two novels, fishing in the South Seas or hunting along the Rogue River, a summer at Catalina Island off the southern California coast, and spring months at work in the mammoth studio of his Spanish-style house in Altadena, California. Besides the prototypical Riders of the Purple Sage, Grey's western romances include To the Last Man (1922), Wanderer of the Wasteland (1923), West of the Pecos (1937), and Western Union (1939). Including sketches of outdoor adventure, such as An American Angler in Australia (1937), and boys' books like The Short-stop (1909), his seventy-eight books (seventeen of them published after his death) had, by 1955, sold 27, 571, 961 copies in the United States and approximately 4, 001, 250 copies throughout the rest of the civilized world, with sales still continuing and a dozen or more manuscripts still unpublished. In 1937 and 1938 Grey showed symptoms of coronary thrombosis, but he continued his active life of fishing, traveling, and writing. He suffered a stroke in October 1939 and died the next day at his home in Altadena. His ashes are in the possession of his family. Critics have generally dismissed Grey's works as escapist and sentimental; their popularity is partly attributable to their sensationalism, their easy stereotypes of character, their uncritical worship of strength, their fulfillment of fantasy, and their resurrection of the discredited myth of the glories of the frontier.
Grey's religion was a non-sectarian belief in the spirituality of nature and man and a dedication to the simple virtues, which he practised in his shy but warm social behavior and his exemplary family life, centered in his two sons and a daughter.
Personality
Dark-haired, lean-faced, about five feet eight inches tall and a constant one hundred and fifty pounds, Grey was proud of his physical fitness and of the keenness of eye and quickness of hand which earned him many world records in salt-water fishing.
Connections
Grey married Lina Elise (Roth) Grey, of Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania on November 21, 1905. The couple had two sons, Romer Zane and Loren, and a daughter, Betty Zane.