Zane Grey
ZANE GREY is widely and justifiably considered "the father of the western," as he published nearly one hundred books, most of them novels of the American frontier. His fiction spanned the decades from the Revolutionary War, as in the biographical Betty Zane , to the turmoil-filled years of the Civil War and the post-war period of westward expansion. Grey's best-known work may be the classic Riders of the Purple Sage , which has been adapted for film five times (most recently in 1996). More...See more
ZANE GREY is widely and justifiably considered "the father of the western," as he published nearly one hundred books, most of them novels of the American frontier. His fiction spanned the decades from the Revolutionary War, as in the biographical Betty Zane , to the turmoil-filled years of the Civil War and the post-war period of westward expansion. Grey's best-known work may be the classic Riders of the Purple Sage , which has been adapted for film five times (most recently in 1996). More than 100 films have been based on Grey's works, beginning in the silent film era and continuing into modern times; including both The U.P. Trail and The Call of the Canyon . It's estimated that more than 40 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide. See less
Zane Grey's Featured Books
Zane Grey book reviews
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Code of the West: A Western Story
One Must Live By A Code
by charles, Jan 18, 2021
When the area that is left of the 100th meridian on the map is looked at, the first response is, "THE WEST". Along with that goes, "the code of the West". School teacher Mary Stockwell is joined out ... Read More
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The Trail Driver: A Western Story
Rawhide!
by charles, Jan 18, 2021
This is the story of the cattle drive. From Texas they came, where cattle had little value except for their hides, to Kansas and the railroad where each head was worth about twenty dollars. So a herd ... Read More
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Sunset Pass: A Western Story
As Shadows Fall at Evening
by charles, Jan 18, 2021
What can I say about this book? Sunset Pass is vintage Zane Grey--what most people expect to find. Trueman Rock, a man who can use a gun to fight cattle rustlers and crooked men, when he returns home ... Read More
