The Rainbow Trail

by Zane Grey Narrated by LibriVox Community

Overview

The Rainbow Trail is a sequel to The Riders of the Purple Sage. Both novels are notable for their protagonists' mild opposition to Mormon polygamy, but in The Rainbow Trail this theme is treated more explicitly. The plots of both books revolve around the victimization of women in the Mormon culture: events in Riders of the Purple Sage are centered on the struggle of a Mormon woman who sacrifices her wealth and social status to avoid becoming a junior wife of the head of a local church, while The Rainbow Trail contrasts the older Mormons with the rising generation of Mormon women who will not tolerate polygamy and Mormon men who do not seek it. (Summary Wikipedia)

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

“[Grey] knows the West.” —The New York Herald on Zane Grey

“Poignant in its emotional qualities.” —The New York Times on Riders of the Purple Sage

“[A] masterpiece of its kind… replete, rounded, rich in every feature which pertains to the genre in question… [Grey] reaches out to the full length of his stride.” —Publishers Weekly on The Mysterious Rider

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169190755
Publisher:	LibriVox
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Sales rank:	426,980

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