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The Last Plainsman is Zane Grey's tribute to Buffalo Jones, an old buffalo (bison_ hunter who introduced him to the West. Most of it is based on Grey's first-hand account of the old man though some portions are likely campfire stories which are…

"The Young Lion Hunter" is the story of a young adventurer named Ken Ward, who helps to capture mountain lions and cougars in the Grand Canyon. In this tale, Ken rides mustangs, encounters a pack of hounds the likes of which has never been seen,…

Ken Ward and his younger brother Hal have many adventures as they try to follow the course of the Santa Rosa River through uncharted jungles in Mexico

The Rainbow Trail is Zane Grey's sequel to his famous Riders of the Purple Sage. A de-frocked minister goes West to the Navajo Reservation in search of the heroes of Riders of the Purple Sage. He encounters a mysterious young woman who has been…

The Young Pitcher is a story about Ken Ward, a talented freshman baseball pitcher just arriving at Wayne College where he is harassed by upper classmen. Eventually, he earns his way onto the team and becomes their star pitcher. The Young Pitcher…

The Short-Stop is based on Zane Grey's baseball experiences when the sport was first being organized. The story revolves around Chase Attoway, a young man who leaves his home to pursue a baseball career. The characters are based on people Zane Grey…

Zane Grey and his brother were both fine baseball players. The Redheaded Outfield and Other Baseball Stories is a collection of short stories loosely based on their experiences in the early days of baseball.

Riders of the Purple Sage is Zane Grey's best-known Western Romance Novel. It revolved around two romances. The first involves a woman who has inherited a ranch in a remote Mormon town and a gunslinger who rides in and falls in love with her. The…

Heritage Desert was Zane Grey's first romance novel set in the Old West. It tells the story of the Patriarch of a polygamist family who faces the choice of picking up his guns to protect his family or staying true to his faith's teachings against…

Illustration by G.M.. Farley of Zane Grey