Zane Grey’s Illustrated Two-Gun Tales: Two Western Novels

•Illustrated with over 60 illustrations of the author and his works to help understand the author, the man and his work.
Two Great Western Novels in One eBook. Riders of the Purple Sage is the story of a Mormon woman and the mysterious gunfighter who comes to her defense. It has been called “the most popular western novel of all time.” The Rainbow Trail is the six-shootin’ sequel. Also included is a critical examination of these books, a bibliography of Zane Grey’s works, and 20 pages of illustrations.

Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American dentist and author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, they had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.