Pearl Zane Grey was a practicing dentist and part-time writer in Ohio until a trip out West with Colonel Buffalo Jones changed the course of his writing and his life forever. With 54 western novels to his credit, Zane Grey is possibly America's most popular author. His first-hand experiences give his novels a ring of truth and give his readers a genuine taste of the spirit of the Old West."
This is a dramatized audio novel with original music and soundtrack.
"He had killed in self defense. But if he killed here, in defense of the comrades who had been outlawed by the range, he would be an outlaw himself. Pecos made his choice instantly. His code left him no alternative. He cocked and raised his rifle, deadly sure of saving Adam's life."
This is a dramatized audio novel with original music and soundtrack.
"He had killed in self defense. But if he killed here, in defense of the comrades who had been outlawed by the range, he would be an outlaw himself. Pecos made his choice instantly. His code left him no alternative. He cocked and raised his rifle, deadly sure of saving Adam's life."
I read, or heard, somewhere that the genre of Westerns should really be called Men's Romance. I'm sure we could get some arguments going about that, but this novel could be used to claim it's true.
It got to the point where I think the bad guys appeared only to provide comic relief.
The novel was written in 1931, and while I dislike Political Correctness, and sadly understand the accepted racism of that time period, it got so I really tired of Grey referring to the black characters, good guys all, in the novel by the 'n' word.
It is an historical fact that one out of every ten cowboys in the West was Afro-American, and a large number of them were top hands. But you don't even see that depicted today in Western novels, movies or TV shows.
And it was a toss up between the black characters and the white hero as to who had the worse dialect. Plus, there were entire passages in the novel which you had to read through several times to understand, if it was possible, what Grey was describing. In addition, there were plot lines which made no sense and some of these just sort of disappeared, as if Grey forgot about them. Maybe he was drunk that week.
Having said all that, I love Westerns, and have read numerous Zane Grey novels.
It got to the point where I think the bad guys appeared only to provide comic relief.
The novel was written in 1931, and while I dislike Political Correctness, and sadly understand the accepted racism of that time period, it got so I really tired of Grey referring to the black characters, good guys all, in the novel by the 'n' word.
It is an historical fact that one out of every ten cowboys in the West was Afro-American, and a large number of them were top hands. But you don't even see that depicted today in Western novels, movies or TV shows.
And it was a toss up between the black characters and the white hero as to who had the worse dialect. Plus, there were entire passages in the novel which you had to read through several times to understand, if it was possible, what Grey was describing. In addition, there were plot lines which made no sense and some of these just sort of disappeared, as if Grey forgot about them. Maybe he was drunk that week.
Having said all that, I love Westerns, and have read numerous Zane Grey novels.
