RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE

by Zane Grey, The Gunston Trust (Editor)

Overview

RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - BY ZANE GREY - A GUNSTON CLASSIC

Riders of the Purple Sage is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published in 1912. Considered by scholars[ to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called "the most popular western novel of all time.
The story is about three main characters, Bern Venters, Jane Withersteen, and Jim Lassiter, who in various ways struggle with persecution from the local Mormon community led by Bishop Dyer and Elder Tull in the fictional town of Cottonwoods, Utah.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823183031
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/11/2023
Pages:	428
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Zane Grey - (Pearl Zane Grey) 1872 - 1939

Occupation Novelist, dentist
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania

Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is 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.