Zane Grey 20 Historical & Western-Spirit of the Border Betty Zane Border Legion Call of the Canyon Day of the Beast Riders of the Purple Sage Desert Gold Heritage of the Desert The Desert of Wheat Last Trail Light of Western Stars Lone Star Ranger

by Zane Grey

Overview

An American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, they later had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. As of 2012, 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, had been made that were based loosely on his novels and short stories.

Table of Contents
The Spirit of the Border
Betty Zane
The Border Legion
The Call of the Canyon
The Day of the Beast
Riders of the Purple Sage
Desert Gold
The Desert of Wheat
The Heritage of the Desert
The Last of the Plainsmen
The Last Trail
The Light of Western Stars
The Lone Star Ranger
The Man of the Forest
The Mysterious Rider
The Rainbow Trail
The Rustlers of Pecos County (1914)
To the Last Man
Valley of Wild Horses
Wildfire

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150274105
Publisher:	ANEBook Publishing
Publication date:	11/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Born in 1875, Zane Grey was raised in Zanesville, Ohio, a town founded by his mother’s family. His passion for the American West was aroused in 1907 when Grey toured the West with Buffalo Jones, a noted hunter and adventurer. Grey published a total of 85 books — popular adventure novels that idealized the Western frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage remains his best-known book. He died in 1939 in California.