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Written by Zane Grey - Audio book performed by John Bolen - Unabridged Fiction - 1 MP3 COMPACT DISC - 10 hours, 38 minutes

Publisher, Tantor Media (December 2001)

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Richard Gale, a college football star, travels to Mexico to prove himself after failing in every business opportunity that his wealthy father had handed him. When he arrives at an Arizona border town, a chance meeting with an old friend launches him into an adventure to save a young Spanish beauty from a ruthless Mexican bandit. Discover the meaning of a haunting secret that symbolizes Grey's spirituality. Within the mystical beauty of the desert landscape, this extraordinary novel touches on many complexities of humanity including honor, lust, vengeance and love.

About the Author: The prolific American writer, Zane Grey was the pioneer of the new, Western literary genre. Grey produced well over one hundred books. In his works, he presented the West as a moral battleground, where his characters were either destroyed or redeemed. His semi-outlaw heroes were his most enduring creation. He sold some 17 million books during his lifetime. An estimated 100 Hollywood Western films have been based on his stories.

Born with the name Pearl Grey in Zanesville, Ohio in 1872, he was the son of a farmer and part time preacher. His mother was a second generation Danish Quaker. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in dentistry in 1896, and practiced in New York City until 1904. That year Grey wrote and self published his first book, Betty Zane, after it was turned down by several publishers. The colorful frontier story was based on his mother's journal and eventually became a critical success. He married Lina Elise Roth who encouraged him to become a full time professional writer.

In 1908 Grey made a journey to the West with Colonel C.J. 'Buffalo' Jones, who told him tales of adventure on the plains. The trip was a turning point in Grey's career. In 1912, Harpers published Riders of the Purple Sage. It sold two million copies and was filmed three times. Grey used his formula where a mysterious outlaw fights to protect the innocent and the good, in many novels. In 1918 he moved to Altadena California, and lived there for the rest of his life. Zane Grey died on October 23, 1939.