The Lone Star Ranger

by Zane Grey

Overview

Western Rangers of the Lone Star is a first-person narrative by Russ Sittell, a United States deputy marshal on special assignment to assist Vaughn Steele in discovering the men behind the lawlessness and rustling rampant in Pecos County. On a stagecoach bound for the heart of Pecos County, Russ meets Colonel Granger Longstreth, his daughter Ray, and Ruth Herbert, Ray s flamboyant cousin. When Ray falls in love with Vaughn Steele, Colonel Longstreth finds himself severely compromised in his commitment to prevent the ranger from discovering his own ties to the band of rustlers. *First Edition Western

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786033041
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	04/02/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	664,045
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Zane Grey is noted for his careful research and accurate portrayal of the American West. Grey’s first book was published in 1904, and he went on to write more than 50 novels, most of them tales of adventure with a Western setting, including The Last of the Plainsmen (1908), Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), The Thundering Herd (1925), Code of the West (1934), and West of the Pecos (1937). His nonfiction works includeTales of Fishing (1925). Many of Grey's novels continue to be extremely popular, and several have been adapted into motion pictures.

Editorial Reviews

In 1915, without consulting Grey (1872-1939), Harper and Bros. spliced together the last half of this book with the 1913 novel Last of the Duanes to create The Lone Star Rangers--still a popular title. This uncut version is Grey's only Western told in first person; the novel details U.S. Deputy Marshall Russ Sitwell's efforts to help legendary Texas Ranger Vaughn Steele clean up the lawless cattle-rustling town of Fairfield. Sitwell discovers that the town's mayor is in cahoots with a fierce band of outlaws--but Steele has fallen in love with the mayor's daughter and Sitwell with his niece. Grey's characters have depth; unusual for the genre, he probes the psychic damage of cattle rustling--"the bitterness, the defeat, the agony" felt by its victims--which is glossed over in most cookie-cutter Westerns. One cowpoke, his spirit broken, is reduced to tears in front of Sitwell by the humiliation of losing his herd. This edition will delight fans and serve as a solid introduction for anyone unfamiliar with the Balzac of the range. (July) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

"A good story...excitement, romance, really absorbing interest."

—The New York Times, 1915

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