The Spirit of the Border is a novel written by Zane Grey, an American author and pioneer of the Western genre. The book is set in the late 1700s and follows the story of Jonathan Zane, a scout and frontiersman who is tasked with protecting his family and the settlers of the Ohio Valley from Native American attacks. As the story progresses, Jonathan falls in love with a woman named Helen Sheppard, who is the daughter of a prominent settler. However, their relationship is threatened by the ongoing conflict between the ...
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The Spirit of the Border is a novel written by Zane Grey, an American author and pioneer of the Western genre. The book is set in the late 1700s and follows the story of Jonathan Zane, a scout and frontiersman who is tasked with protecting his family and the settlers of the Ohio Valley from Native American attacks. As the story progresses, Jonathan falls in love with a woman named Helen Sheppard, who is the daughter of a prominent settler. However, their relationship is threatened by the ongoing conflict between the settlers and the Native Americans, as well as the arrival of a dangerous outlaw named Girty. The Spirit of the Border is a thrilling adventure that explores the themes of love, loyalty, and the struggle for survival in a harsh and unforgiving landscape. It is considered one of Grey's most popular works and is known for its vivid descriptions of the American frontier and its characters.1906. This is Grey's second novel about life along the early American western frontier. In the introduction he writes that he does not intend to apologize for what many readers may call the brutality of the story; but rather to explain that its wild spirit is true to the life of the Western border as it was known only a little more than one hundred years ago. The book follows the life and adventures of two brothers Jim, a Christian missionary and Joe, a newcomer to frontier life. It is a historical novel, but Grey uses real people such as Lewis Wertzl (Death Wind) and the renegades Simon and Jim Girty to tell the story of those who acted as the American border rangers. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Spirit of the Border is the second book in the Ohio Valley Triogy composed of Betty Zane, the first book Zane Grey ever wrote, and The Last Trail. All three books detail the life of the Zane family as they carved out a home and community in what was then the frontier, or the 'west'. Historically accurate as to the characters involved, except for the lead hero and heroine, these books are great history about a time and a place few people know about--the years leading up to and just after the American Revolution, and how these early pioneers lived, the conditions they faced, the outlaws they encountered, and the Indians who either made life miserable or who could become your greatest ally in survival. The chapters dealing with the Moravian missionaries and the settlement the Indians called the Village of Peace and its destruction are worth the price of the book all by themselves. This book is an excellent read.
beracah
Aug 2, 2007
great book!
if you like American history, you'll love this book. It is written realistically and graphically; men - if you love westerns, etc., this is the book for you - it should be made into a movie.
