Riders of the Purple Sage - Softcover

Grey, Zane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1547262052 ISBN 13: 9781547262052

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Originally published in 1912, Riders of the Purple Sage, is Zane Grey’s best-known novel. This classic tale is full of action, violence, sentimentalism, romance, and adventure. As in many Westerns, the description of the landscape plays a major role, being sometimes dangerous and menacing, and at others times providing safety for those who encounter it. This story of a gun-slinging avenger who saves a beautiful young woman from marrying against her will played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre begun by Owen Wister in The Virginian (1904).

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About the Author

Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American dentist and author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, they had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1547262052
• ISBN 13: 9781547262052
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 200