Special Features

At one time, Zane Grey held the following records for deep sea fishing. All of the records have since been broken, but his accomplishments are still noted today by fishing enthusiasts.

by ZGWS member Marion Coombs Zane Grey is renowned for his thrilling plots, his unforgettable gunmen and his incomparably satisfying action. But there are deeper and more abiding reasons to read this master storyteller. The young Grey had grown up… Read More »Trust the Tale and the Teller: Why You Should Read Zane Grey

by Carolyn Timmerman, ZGWSwith special thanks to Marshall Mowrey Marshall Mowrey, ZGWS member, investigator / researcher, gives us our first authenticated information regarding the spelling change in the Gray / Grey family name. In his search through the archives of… Read More »From G-R-A-Y to G-R-E-Y

by Mark Hagner, ZGWS Mark Hagner, a ZGWS member, found these listings showing Fiction Best Sellers. He provides the listing for every year that a Zane Grey novel made the list. 1 9 1 5F I C T I O… Read More »Zane Grey and the Bestseller Lists

by Marian Kester Coombs, ZGWS One century ago, after rejections by several publishers, a dentist and former star pitcher named Pearl Zane Grey tapped his wife Dolly’s small inheritance to self-publish his first book. Betty Zane was a historical romance based upon… Read More »The Centenary of Zane Grey’s Betty Zane

By Thelma Frazier, ZGWS Thelma Frazier has been able to piece together a family tree for Zane Grey. We believe the information to be accurate, but if anyone has information that conflicts with this, please contact us. Thelma Frazier is… Read More »The Genealogy of Zane Grey