While roaming the outlaw camps of texas he meets jennie. The lone star ranger 2007 and other, read online free in epub,txt at. If you love tales of the lonely guntotin rider, carrying a burden of guilt on his young shoulders, riding through the endless badlands. The lone star ranger by zane grey, vg harper 1st ed, 2nd printing, 1915. He was born as pearl zane gray on january 31, 1872 in zanesville, ohio, united states. So it was in him, thenan inherited fighting instinct, a driving. Last of the duanes 1996 top foreword by loren grey.
You can also read the full text online using our ereader. As the previous two books this one has a super cowboy hero who gets the girl at the end. The father of the western novel, zane grey 1872 1939 was born in zanesville, ohio. The lone star ranger this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. The author is a sissy romantic story writer working under the guise of a wild west novelist.
Westernlarge print editionin accepting the challenge of a drunken bully, buckley duane becomes a hunted man. The trouble is, the odds are good that the mission will kill him. This book was published in 1915 when grey was already an established writer of ever increasing repute. The book takes place in texas, the lone star state, and several main characters are texas rangers, a famous band of highly capable law enforcement officers. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. What has traditionally been one of the best selling of zane greys novels, and considered by some to be one of his best, i find far inferior to the two novels from which this book was created by the editors at harper brothers. With tom mix, billie dove, lee shumway, stanton heck. Zane grey was also one of the first of the millionaire best selling authors whose books were greedily lapped up by an adoring public. In places this book is like a victorian novel for women with a code of honor that is from the past. He encounters the infamous killer, poggin, riding with the outlaw gang. Despite his perilous position as a hunted fugitive. The book takes place in texas, the lone star state, and several.
Smith buck duane, son of a famous gunfighter, falls prey to the old problem called out by a cowboy who wants to make trouble, duane kills him and then must ride off to the lawless country near the neuces river to escape being arrested and perhaps, hanged. Zane grey was a prolific american writer of historical and western novels. A romance of the border by zane grey free ebook project gutenberg. Pearl zane grey was an american author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the rugged old west. Gentlemen,i have the honor to dedicate this book to you, and the hope that it shall fall to my lot to tell the world the truth about a strange, unique, and misunderstood body of menthe texas rangerswho made. As of june 2007, the internet movie database credits grey with 110 films, one tv episode, and a series, dick powells zane grey theater based loosely on his novels and short stories. Read the lone star ranger online, free books by zane grey. The book takes place in texas, the lone star state, and several main characters are. Librivox recording of the lone star ranger, by zane grey. He was a very prolific author and one of the first authors to become a millionaire. The lone star ranger paperback may 27, 2017 by zane grey author. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Zane grey is not at all in any league of well known names such as louis l amor,max brand or oliver strange. The lone star ranger and the mysterious rider about book. In zane greys only western told from the first person perspe. With john kimbrough, sheila ryan, jonathan hale, william farnum. Zane greys lone star ranger has only rated two stars from me. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Grey was an avid fisherman and wrote a lot about fishing. In zane greys only western told from the first person perspective. The lone star ranger zane grey 1872 1939 buck duane, son. This novel was first published in 1914 just as the world plunged in wwi. An outlaw named duane tom mix, captured by the texas rangers, is promised a pardon if he rounds up a gang of cattle thieves. The lone star ranger is a western novel that is set in texas and centers around buck duane, a former outlaw who is trying to redeem himself.
The story of how it was cobbled together by the publishers from two other totally unrelated manuscripts submitted by grey is well known, as is. Zane grey was an american author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the rugged old west. Antique book 1914 the lone star ranger zane grey cowboy western. Buck duane gives up the fugitive trail and becomes a texas ranger. Lone star ranger, paperback by grey, zane, brand new, free shipping in the us. Zane died on october 23, 1939 at the age of 67 in altadena, california. See all 166 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The lone star ranger by zane grey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. If you enjoy this kind of read this book is for you. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more.
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Three complete novels 1994 top contains riders of the purple sage, the rainbow trail, and the lone star ranger. The project gutenberg ebook of the lone star ranger, by zane grey this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The lone star ranger gutenberg text grey, zane, 18721939. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The lone star ranger by zane grey, 9780786033041, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
For a long time dull and booming sounds rushed by, filling all. Buy a cheap copy of the lone star ranger book by zane grey. Link to the book embed a mini book reader 1 page 2 pages open to this page. Choose the part of the lone star ranger which you want to read from the table of contents to get started. The thing about zane greys writing style is that he had an attention to detail and told the reader about the inner life of the hero. The man he suspects as the leader is revealed to be the father of duanes sweetheart, helen billie dove. The lone star ranger was one of the volumes of a series of books called the zane grey library that my dad owned and was one of the first westerns i ever read as a kid, so i enjoyed reading it again. This isnt very common as i tend to like and highly rate almost everything i read. Read the lone star ranger, free online version of the book by zane grey, on. The two novels, last of the duanes and rangers of the lone star stand far above this book. The lone star ranger kindle edition by zane grey author 4.
A thumping good, old fashioned western, from a master of the genre, published in 1915, the lone star ranger by zane grey is a classic that shouldnt be missed by any fan. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. As the son of an infamous gunfighter, buck duane has the natural instincts and lightningquick reflexes of his father. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Zane grey 18721939 was an american author of western adventure novels and short stories. The lone star ranger kindle edition by zane grey author visit amazons zane grey page.
The lone star ranger zane grey 1872 1939 buck duane, son of a famous. Gramercy books, ny 1994, with number sequence 87654321 present. Zane grey is the premier western story teller of the us his books have traveled the world, over the years read by children and adults alike i was very happy to snag this in ebook format, so that i could reread this classic tale wherever i ramble off to. Collectors guide to zane grey zane greys west society.
The lone star ranger is indeed a great addition to your collection of westerns. In books like the lone star ranger and to the last man, zane grey takes readers to a time and place where men lived by the speed of their draw and the strength of their convictions. Duane captures the gang, gets a pardon for helens father, and. He was the fourth of five children born to alice allie josephine zane, whose english quaker immigrant ancestor robert zane came to the. The lone star ranger the lone star ranger audiobook, by zane grey.
The lone star ranger by zane grey full audiobook grand. The lone star ranger is a popular book by zane grey. The lone star ranger by zane grey penguin random house canada. It follows the life of buck duane, a man who becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes of the law. The lone star ranger, by zane grey project gutenberg. After killing a man in selfdefense, he becomes an outlaw living amongst gunfighters and bandits on the texasmexico border. Zane grey was one of the prominent authors of america who used to write his novels based on the western fiction genre. Narrator ed sala gives compelling voice to the lonely longing of a texas outlaw. The lone star ranger the premier chronicler of the american west, legendary storyteller zane grey has captivated millions of readers with his timeless adventures of life, death, gunfire, and justice. It may seem strange to you that out of all the stories i heard on the rio grande i should choose as first that of buck duane outlaw and gunman. The lone star ranger is a western novel published by zane grey in 1915.
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