![]() ![]() She’s championed by a good-hearted, brave but close-mouthed horseman, who, for most of the book suffers unrequited love for beautiful Jane. The story’s set on the southern Utah border.Ĭhurch elders try to bully a Mormon rancher, Jane Withersteen, into marrying and giving up her land. I mean, if you want a cowboy romance with breathtaking views of Monument Valley, why not just watch Henry Fonda in My Darling Clementine? This summer, I read Grey’s most renowned book, Riders of the Purple Sage. Over half of his westerns feature imagery from the Mogollon Rim where he had a cabin. ![]() In the 1920s, Zane Grey put a face on the American West that captivated Hollywood directors. ![]() Wonderfully descriptive books about fishing trips all over the world.īooks about baseball-he played in the semi-pros.īooks about his ancestors who settled Zanesville, Ohio. He was prolific! Published over 90 books. The old man sternly disapproved of writing as a profession, so Zane wrote secretly at night. Did you know the great western writer Zane Grey started out as a dentist? ![]()
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