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Zane Grey's Wild West : A Study of 31 Novels.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (237 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476612737
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Zane Grey's Wild West : A Study of 31 NovelsDDC classification:
  • 813.52
LOC classification:
  • PS3513.R6545.Z626 2
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- The Novels -- 1. Betty Zane: The First Western Frontier -- 2. Riders of the Purple Sage: Mill-Wheel of Place and Action -- 3. Desert Gold: More Than Money -- 4. Last of the Duanes: Undying Passion -- 5. The Light of Western Stars: Living Western Style -- 6. The Rainbow Trail: Love Story -- 7. The Border Legion: Titanic Evil Forces -- 8. Wildfi re: The West Ablaze -- 9. The U. P. Trail: Romance of a Railroad -- 10. The Man of the Forest: Mind and Instinct -- 11. The Desert of Wheat: I.W.W. and WWI -- 12. Wanderer of the Wasteland: Learning to Live -- 13. To the Last Man: A Feud Mentality -- 14. The Call of the Canyon: Going Home -- 15. The Vanishing American: A Thoreauvian Native -- 16. Tappan's Burro: No Greater Love -- 17. Code of the West: Growing Up in the Twenties -- 18. The Thundering Herd: A Buffalo Saga -- 19. Wild Horse Mesa: One Grand Spectacle -- 20. Under the Tonto Rim: A Backwoods Tale -- 21. Forlorn River: Prolonged Drought and Money Madness -- 22. Valley of Wild Horses: A Cool Reckless Spirit -- 23. Nevada: Life of a Gunman -- 24. The Shepherd of Guadaloupe: Love and Malice -- 25. Rogue River Feud: Low Ebb and Recovery -- 26. Robbers' Roost: Road to Regeneration -- 27. The Trail Driver: An Arduous Trek -- 28. Thunder Mountain: Gold-Rush Cowboy -- 29. Knights of the Range: Western Chivalry -- 30. Woman of the Frontier: The Best Years -- 31. Western Union: A Great Achievement -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This is a literary discussion of one-half of Zane Grey's Westerns, selected to best show the broad scope of this popular author's interests in the West. The text explains how these novels "work," while pointing out Grey's ecological concern for the natural world--its vastness, color and beauty. Wild nature provides a powerful setting but is a determinant of action and of character too. The range of subjects encompasses not only cowboys but also prospectors, foresters and other frontiersmen, from the end of the Revolutionary War to the flapper era of the 1920s. World War I veterans, including an American Indian, are portrayed in several books, and women are colorful main protagonists in others, all uniquely characterized. Grey's sure ear for dialogue is key to his vivid presentation of the ideals of the Old West.
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- The Novels -- 1. Betty Zane: The First Western Frontier -- 2. Riders of the Purple Sage: Mill-Wheel of Place and Action -- 3. Desert Gold: More Than Money -- 4. Last of the Duanes: Undying Passion -- 5. The Light of Western Stars: Living Western Style -- 6. The Rainbow Trail: Love Story -- 7. The Border Legion: Titanic Evil Forces -- 8. Wildfi re: The West Ablaze -- 9. The U. P. Trail: Romance of a Railroad -- 10. The Man of the Forest: Mind and Instinct -- 11. The Desert of Wheat: I.W.W. and WWI -- 12. Wanderer of the Wasteland: Learning to Live -- 13. To the Last Man: A Feud Mentality -- 14. The Call of the Canyon: Going Home -- 15. The Vanishing American: A Thoreauvian Native -- 16. Tappan's Burro: No Greater Love -- 17. Code of the West: Growing Up in the Twenties -- 18. The Thundering Herd: A Buffalo Saga -- 19. Wild Horse Mesa: One Grand Spectacle -- 20. Under the Tonto Rim: A Backwoods Tale -- 21. Forlorn River: Prolonged Drought and Money Madness -- 22. Valley of Wild Horses: A Cool Reckless Spirit -- 23. Nevada: Life of a Gunman -- 24. The Shepherd of Guadaloupe: Love and Malice -- 25. Rogue River Feud: Low Ebb and Recovery -- 26. Robbers' Roost: Road to Regeneration -- 27. The Trail Driver: An Arduous Trek -- 28. Thunder Mountain: Gold-Rush Cowboy -- 29. Knights of the Range: Western Chivalry -- 30. Woman of the Frontier: The Best Years -- 31. Western Union: A Great Achievement -- Bibliography -- Index.

This is a literary discussion of one-half of Zane Grey's Westerns, selected to best show the broad scope of this popular author's interests in the West. The text explains how these novels "work," while pointing out Grey's ecological concern for the natural world--its vastness, color and beauty. Wild nature provides a powerful setting but is a determinant of action and of character too. The range of subjects encompasses not only cowboys but also prospectors, foresters and other frontiersmen, from the end of the Revolutionary War to the flapper era of the 1920s. World War I veterans, including an American Indian, are portrayed in several books, and women are colorful main protagonists in others, all uniquely characterized. Grey's sure ear for dialogue is key to his vivid presentation of the ideals of the Old West.

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