The story was great. Things continue to get worse until finally their brewing hostilities climax in a nighttime attack, leading to all-out war and the abduction of one of the Lindsay girls and elopement of another. Betty Virginia Zane, had one child. People recognized its Navajo hero as patterned after Jim Thorpe, a great Native American athlete. As they begin their journey north, Brite looks over the vast western landscape and his men attempting to herd the thousands of cattle from afar. [3] His family changed the spelling of their last name to "Grey" after his birth. They had two children together, Michele Zane and Carol . This wire will complete a telegraph line linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Changing his name to Zane Grey in early adulthood, he studied dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1896, and started his own practice in New York City. Determined to show what he is made of and what he can do, Ben pursues a herd of wild horses. From Civil to the horrors of the first WW with the grief and resurrection of a beaten family. As soon as he opened the wrapper, he started reading and didnt put it down until he was done! As he makes friends and enemies and courts Annie, the daughter of the crooked foreman, Ernest learns to enjoy cowboy life. Debbie Dashner/I have two emails: ladyroxanne@myyahoo.com or debbiedashner257@gmail.com . Zane Grey was a major force in shaping the myths of the Old West; his books and stories were adapted into other media, such as film and TV productions. I cannot stand life as it is. From 1925 to his death in 1939, Grey traveled more and further from his family. Although he was acclaimed for his success as an outstanding shortstop on the school's baseball team, his academic performance was only average. Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. Though irascible and antisocial like his father, Grey was supported by a loving mother and found a father substitute. When she adopts a child, Fay, she abandons her beliefs and discovers her true love. John Lindsay discovers there are spies among his faithful cowboys. It also contains photographs of family gatherings outside the Grey homes in Altadena and Catalina, California dating from approximately 1890 to 1943. He leaned propped against the rail of the great ship, in an obscure place aft, shadowed by the life-boats. Zane Grey room is located at the Sigma Nu Beta Rho house in honor of where Zane Grey lived for part of his time at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1900 he met his future wife, editor, and life-long source of encouragement, Lina Elise Roth, known as Dolly. Celebs Wiki. He also has a few books set in the Ohio River Valley during the U.S. I have 63 books by Zane Grey. At the same time, she finds out that cowboys can be tamed and danger is never far off. Anyhow, I loved the book. [30] Their considerable correspondence shows evidence of his lasting love for her despite his infidelities and personal emotional turmoil. But Sibley was so determined with the plan that long before he knew if the Congress would help, he sent for his chief engineer, Edward Creighton. Hunter and hunted. Shecomes to love the rugged life offered by the Old West. (This house, now preserved and operated as the Zane Grey Museum, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.) Lawrence Gus Zane, was born in 1901 in the Kansas Territory. Grey fished out of Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, for many summers. In Altadena Grey also spent time with his mistress Brenda Montenegro. Grey was a natural writer but his early efforts were stiff and grammatically weak. Janey overhears the offer, and allows herself to be kidnapped, and steps her wildness up a few notches when they arrive at the dig site. His parents were named Alice and Lewis, and he had four siblings. Hiram Sibley, head of the Western Union, visited his friend President Abraham Lincoln and shared with him the innovative idea of stretching a telegraph wire across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains to the Pacific. A hurdy-gurdy jarred into the interval of quiet. 'Best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier. The Zane Grey Museum is celebrating 50 years. During his lifetime he sold nearly 20 million copies of his novels, and another 20 million have been sold posthumously. Janet traced with him the faithful, the only friend, and he turned her loyalty to the ultimate, supreme effort of heart, will and spirit. Its a mushy love story. ln Ibe chairman nt was pronounced dead nt of 14 minutes. Raising cattle, farming, hunting and fighting cattle rustlers, and always building a safe home and family. [41] His first two trips were arduous, but Grey learned much from his companions on these adventures. Venters falls in love with the girl while caring for her. Great story! They claimed his depictions of the West were too fanciful, too violent, and not faithful to the moral realities of the frontier. She seemed to be the embodiment of the West I portray in my books, open and wild. His hopes crushed and in denial, he decides to raise his daughter as if she were a boy. The roar of the wind in the rigging bore faint resemblance to the wind in the cottonwoods at homea sound that had haunted him for all the long years of his absence. She had two children: Betty Virginia Zane, born on November 22, 1933, and Herbert Donald Zane, born in 1922. Author. He was an indifferent scholar, barely achieving a minimum average. From 1918 until 1932, he was a regular contributor to Outdoor Life magazine. He was famous for being a Novelist. In the grip of their relentless code of loyalty, they fight a war in Tonto Basin, desperately, doggedly, neither side seeing the futility of the conflict. Kenneth wants nothing more than to be a forester. Riders of the Purple Sage was enormously successful and is his best known and probably his best loved work. Two years later Grey produced his best-known book, Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), his all-time best-seller, and one of the most successful Western novels in history. Born Pearl Zane Gray on January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio--a town It is now on his treasured shelf of other Grey novels! The Kiowas are in desperate need of firewaterthe rum and whiskey that Latch keeps secreted awayand Latch plans to use it to inspire them to levels of barbarism not seen anywhere else. As of 2012, 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, had been made that were based loosely on his novels and short stories. He died in Ottawa, Kansas, on July 25, 1913. I had read both books about 20 years ago and wanted copies of my own. [37] The novel dramatized the heroism of an ancestor, Betty Zane who had saved Fort Henry. He expects to find some of his enemies there to welcome him, but instead finds theyre all dead. Western Heritage Museum in 1977. Pearl Zane Gray was born January 31, 1872, in his ancestral home of Zanesville, Ohio. The dialogue, a reflection of the time period, made me smile. An error has occured while loading the map. A terrific read! It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Surveyor Skip, Book Summary: They say I fell among thieves.Ive fallen among saints as well.. A 5-Star Review: I think what is best about this book is how it is different from other westerns. You can almost feel you are there. on a baseball scholarship, graduating with a degree in dentistry in Formed Zane Grey Pictures Inc., a film production company, in 1920. If you enjoy stories of the old west this has it all. [93], The success of Grey's The Lone Star Ranger (the novel was adapted into four movies: 1914, 1919, 1930 and 1942, and a comic book in 1949) and King of the Royal Mounted (popular as a series of Big Little Books and comics, later turned into a 1936 film and three film serials) inspired two radio series by George Trendle (WXYZ, Detroit). Lincoln was impressed, so he decided to ask the Congress for an appropriation. But he has to convince his father, who wants to see his son become a doctor and prove it is more than just wanting to hunt bears and the big cats more than just embracing the joys of outdoor life, of camping beneath the open stars! The place is unknown but probably in Dublin, Ireland. [53], From 1923 to 1930, he spent a few weeks a year at his cabin on the Mogollon Rim, in Central Arizona. He and Dolly were married the following year, making their first home in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. Insights to the human psyche are deep and penetrating. The characters of Kent Wingfield and Lucy Bonesteel are key. This story has to do with the daughter of the couple from the first book. He held numerous world records during this time[69] and invented the teaser, a hookless bait that is still used today to attract fish. Ebenezer and Rebecca gave birth to several children. ILANDMON. [85] In 1953 columnist Hedda Hopper reported that a proposed film project, Thirty Thousand on the Hoof, was based on one of the six unfinished Grey novels that had been completed by his wife. His passion for the American West was aroused in 1907 when Grey toured the West with Buffalo Jones, a noted hunter and adventurer. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Book Summary: The Border Legionis the adventure of a daring frontierswoman and the men she inspires. [82] During the 1940s and afterward, as Grey's books were reprinted as paperbacks, his sales exploded. Rill, disguised as a youth of eighteen who rode with the toughest, is left to fend for herself in the Wild West swarming with outlaws. The Drift Fence shows how this tender young man struggles to overcome the odds he faces and ultimately wins over the heart of the beautiful young lass. It was later reconstructed 25 miles away in the town of Payson. These two books were his first major successes in literature and the ones by which he established his national reputation as an author. 1920's, California fishing. These ruthless rustlers are running amok in Texas and its going to take a matchless gunfighter to stop their rampage. More of Grey's work was featured in adapted form on the Zane Grey Show, which ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System for five months in the 1940s, and the "Zane Grey Western Theatre," which had a five-year run of 145 episodes. Recognized as father of the modern American western novel, Zane Grey goes down as one of the most popular and beloved western fiction writers for generations. She finds herself in trouble when Jim Kells, the outlaw and scourge of the border, comes across her camp. Later these were adapted again for television, forming the series The Lone Ranger and Challenge of the Yukon (Sgt. [62] He suggested that critics should ask his readers what they think of his books, and noted actor and fan John Barrymore as an example. He experiences untold trials and almost looses his life in the process of trying to rescue the family from renegade Indians, robbers, cattle and horse thieves and religious bigots with multiple wives. Susana C. Mata. to his family) did better and played professionally in the minor leagues. She knew the dots and the water wells better. I have developed a reading pattern that works well for me; I will read an old classic and then switch to one published recently. james. He would, however, periodically take fishing mock's Theater "Wednesday Robert Cummings and Nan, Afloat," with Virginia struction of a jail a century ago. Since then, hes become a man who only uses his gun when he needs to, on rustlers and crooks. Young Grey's interest in his pioneer relatives . Included among his works published during this time were To the Last Man, Tappan's Burro, Forlorn River, The Shepherd of Guadaloupe, Robbers' Roost, and The Trail Driver. Nadine Goodwin. Several times he went deep-sea fishing in Florida to relax and to write in solitude. This gives me the opportunity to read again some of my old favorites and gain some new ones. With the mark of Cain upon himhe traveled into the desert to atone for his sins. Book Summary: An ancient feud between two frontier families is inflamed when one of the families takes up cattle rustling. Death on the shifting barren sands seems less insupportable to the imagination than death out on the boundless ocean, in the awful, windy emptiness. Hare is soon drawn into a web of adventure and intrigue over land, water, and the heart of a beautiful woman, all set against the sweeping backdrop of the Wild West. He had no children. An action packed gun-slinging western with the hero on a magnificent white horse killing the bad guy. [89] The Grey family moved to California to be closer to the film industry and to enable Grey to fish in the Pacific. This crazy tangle comes to a head when Uhl kidnaps Madge for a ransom and wants to keep her for himself. But things have changed. His books are easy reads. Dolly warned him against publishing the treatise, and he retreated from a public confrontation. He defended his intentions to produce great literature in the setting of the Old West. . But Mescal is being relentlessly pursued by Holderness, a man who is not to be trusted. Romer also attracted scouts' attention and went on to have a professional baseball career. He died in 1938 while working for the railroad in an oil boom town called Ramon, Oklahoma. After years of abandonment and decay, the cabin was restored in 1966 by Bill Goettl, a Phoenix air conditioning magnate. Zane Grey family photographs, approximately 1890-1943, MSS 8316 Series 6 Sub-Series 1. In this, Zane Greys first novel, Betty and her brothers live in Fort Henry, West Virginia and are key figures in one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War. Congress appropriated only $400,000 for the building of the telegraph wire, which was a huge disappointment for Sibley and Creighton. But to his disappointment, his wife bore a girl. If you have never read Zane Grey try this book. Birth name: Pearl Zane Gray ' better known as author Zane Grey b. January 31, 1872 Zanesville, Ohio d. October 23, 1939 Altadena, California. As Hare is nursed back to health on Naabs ranch, he finds himself irresistibly attracted to Naabs adopted daughter, Mescal. They took the most contrary bunch of frontiersmen, ranchers, farmers, cowpokes, shiftless no-accounts, shootists rascals, and politicians, jumbled them together, and somehow formed a state. I only saw 50 listed. I have always remembered how Zane Gray played up the fantastic beauty of the west while weaving it into the plot. His greatest sustained success, wealth, and fame came after he, Dolly, and their three children (Romer, Betty, and Lore) moved to Altadena, California, in 1918. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. The first time I saw Death Valley, my experience was no doubt influenced by this book. Hell rob, burn, and make off with you. Betty Zane Grey Grosso (1912-2007) was the only daughter of Zane and Lina Elise Grey. He wrote many articles in international sporting magazines highlighting the uniqueness of New Zealand fishing, which has produced heavy-tackle world records for the major billfish, striped marlin, black marlin, blue marlin and broadbill. After receiving many rejections by publishers, on his own he published his first book, entitled Betty Zane (1903). I wandered about like a lost soul or a man who was conscious of imminent death."[27]. A good read if you like old style westerns. He visited the Rogue River in Oregon in 1919 for a fishing expedition, and fell in love with it. Mabel Ebner. To honor Zane's wishes cremation was chosen, graveside services will be held at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE, at a later date. She buys land of her own to settle down. He fished, wrote, and spent time with his many mistresses. His years as a wanderer of the of the western desert. He played minor-league baseball for a short period for a team in [33] Elated at selling the article, Grey offered reprints to patients in his waiting room. Revolutionary War. It also contains photographs of family gatherings outside the Grey homes in Altadena and Catalina, California dating from approximately 1890 to 1970. Greys parents were Lewis Grey and Alice Josephine Zane Grey, making him a descendant of the Zane family, who founded the town where he was born. Zane Grey, original name Pearl Grey, (born Jan. 31, 1872, Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.died Oct. 23, 1939, Altadena, Calif.), prolific writer whose romantic novels of the American West largely created a new literary genre, the western. It eagerly adapted Western stories to the screen practically from its inception, with Bronco Billy Anderson becoming the first major western star. It has a lot of action and struggles pioneers faced in the west. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. They made their first catch off Seabright, New Jersey, on September 21, 1912, where they harpooned and reeled in a bottlenose dolphin. The fourth of five children born to Lewis M. Gray, a dentist, and Josephine Alice Zane, his was an active boyhood marked by attendance at local schools and participation in many boyhood activities of which fishing and baseball were his favorites. Every book is a wonderful read and should be owned by everyone. By 1930 he was hailed as the most sought after writer in America. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. Betty married Jospeh Amos Nichols, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, attorney born in 1913. He self-published it, perhaps with funds provided by his wife Dolly or his brother R. C.'s wealthy girlfriend Reba Smith. Man's bones yearn for dust. Preston of the Yukon on TV). He has great characterization. As Brite begins to doubt the operation, a mysterious, young drifter named Reddie Bayne rides into their camp, and Brite offers him a job. . [4] From an early age, he was intrigued by history. As a boy, Zane Grey was athletic who loved fishing and baseball. [52] Other excursions took him to Washington state and Wyoming. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Grey became disenchanted by the commercial exploitation and copyright infringement of his works. Grey took his next work to Hitchcock again; this time Harper published his work, a historical romance in which Mormon characters were of central importance. Grey portrayed the struggle of the Navajo to preserve their identity and culture against corrupting influences of the white government and of missionaries. Book Summary: Trueman Rock is a daring young cowboy and rider. Mini Bio (1) Born Pearl Zane Gray on January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio--a town founded by his mother's family--famed western novelist Zane Grey was an athlete and outdoorsman from an early age, with his main interests being fishing and baseball. "[59], Grey based his work in his own varied first-hand experience, supported by careful note-taking, and considerable research. Zane Grey Family Day will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 124 p.m. with a special 50 th Anniversary Program from 11am-12pm at the National Road & Zane Grey Museum at 8850 East Pike, Norwich.. I had to force myself to put it down at bed time. Please try again. His novels and short stories were adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre.[1]. Will Madelines growing desire for the western lifestyle push her into risking her life? During their five year courtship Gray changed his name to Zane Grey (dropping his first name and changing the spelling of his last), gave up his dental practice, and began a career as an author. Great read! [29], While Dolly managed Grey's career and raised their three children, including son Romer Zane Grey, over the next two decades Grey often spent months away from the family. Book Summary: Here John Sheppard is a preacher who becomes good friends with the Venters who always seemed haunted. A teenager desperado and gunman more by other than choice, goes on the run after his band gets run down by the Texas Rangers. [citation needed]. The Creation of the Zane Grey Museum. The Greys moved to California in 1918. Zane Grey (1872-1939) was one of the world's most prominent and prolific writers of Western novels. This enabled him to control production values and faithfulness to his books. Elizabeth Burton (Zane) Conley (18381879), Isaac's granddaughter, was a multi-racial member of the Wyandots and mother of the, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 21:57. No more will his heart bound at the whistle of the stag.My thanks also goes to Amazon for providing free access to the classics. They accompanied Zane Grey on various expeditions, including to Idaho, Fiji, and Tahiti. She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car. Together they escape to the East, while Lassiter, Fay, and Jane, pursued by both Mormons and rustlers, escape into a paradise-like valley and topple a giant rock to forever close off the only way in or out. Even the stars play their part. focus more on his writing. She died on Marsh 26, 1916, in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. It is wild with college age fun and a mix of gangsters meeting the old west. I am full of stories and zeal and fire yet I am inhibited by doubt, by fear that my feeling for life is false. Mr Endicott makes an offer to Phillip, that is to kidnap Janey and take her to his dig site two days ride away, and keep her until she falls in love with him. Zane Grey makes the reader see this colorful Arizona country, makes him feel something of the awe that is the inevitable reaction of man to the majesty of one of natures miracles, makes him smell the tang of mingled pine and sagebrush, makes him thrill to the heroic struggle of a few dedicated men as they battle to undo the harm of the willful and greedy. A 5-Star Review: The majority of Zane Greys western novels are very good - but Twin Sombreros has to be in the top ten. Zane Grey papers, MSS 6081. The book tells the location of the Melrose ranch relative to Llano Estacado and the Brazos River, but its hard to understand; I think its somewhere near a north-south line between Dickens and Clarendon, east of Lubbock and Amarillo. While not every title we publish becomes aNew York Timesbestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. A 5-Star Review: This story reminded me of the Riders of the Purple Sage. The characters struggle against their own natures, their culture, and nature itself to find answers to the question who am I?. Their daughter was named Virginia Lu Nichols, born February 1966. After Lance Sidway comes to the defense of beautiful Madge Stewart and ends up on the wrong side of the law, he escapes to Arizona and finds work on her fathers ranch. Book Summary: This late-period Zane Grey is one of the best of his novels. He graduated in 1896, and while practicing dentistry in New York City continued to play baseball with the Athletic Club in East Orange, New Jersey. The Lone Writer is an American frontier and Old West journalist and historian. [7], Grey was an avid reader of adventure stories such as Robinson Crusoe and the Leatherstocking Tales, as well as dime novels featuring Buffalo Bill and Deadwood Dick. [90] Many of his films were shot at locations described in his books. He claimed that these were the most difficult waters he had ever fished, but from these waters he also took some of his most important records, such as the first marlin over 1,000 pounds (450kg). A 5-Star Review: It wasnt a blood bath kind of story, but it did have high adventure, and kept me turning pages. A 5-Star Review: If you like happy ending stories (for the animals involved) you will like this one. His songs are sung, his deeds are done. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis LAmour, and many more. Warren A. Lewis. She married photographer Robert W. (Bob) Carney in 1930. Taddy and Tinny, his shepherd dogs, had wary eye and warning bark for the careless stragglers of the flock. The second installment in a trilogy that includes Betty Zane and The Last Trail, which details the exploits of Lewis Wetzel, an American frontiersman who has dedicated his life to fighting Native Americans. [78], Grey wrote not only Westerns, but two hunting books, six children's books, three baseball books, and eight fishing books. He knows that his charade must end eventually, but not until he can find the truth behind the disappearance of so many cattleand win Annies heart. Alexander Sapiens. Zane Grey (1872 - 1939) was a popular American frontier novelist who wrote his first story at the age of fifteen, entitled Jim of the Cave. Zane Grey family photographs, approximately 1890-1970, MSS 6081 Series 10 Sub-Series 1. He pioneered the fishing of Boohoo fish (sailfish). [31], Grey summed up his feelings for the city: "In Altadena, I have found those qualities that make life worth living. [3] His family changed the spelling of their last name to "Grey" after his birth. His father was a preacher, farmer, and dentist, while his mother was a Quaker. In 1905, Grey married Lina Elise Roth and later had three children, Romer, Betty, and Loren. The characters are well developed and there are plenty to keep track of. It was difficult to put down until it was finished. Born Pearl Zane Gray on January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio--a town founded by his mother's family--famed western novelist Zane Grey was an athlete and outdoorsman from an early age, with his main interests being fishing and baseball. Writer: The Last Duane. MISSY M. Book Summary: A border town like Casita is no place for a drifterespecially a rich mans son looking for adventure. https://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/archival_objects/124422 Accessed May 01, 2023. Book Summary: From the master of the western comes a novel full of romance and adventure. On the tv show M*A*S*H, Col. Potter was an enthusiastic fan of Zane Greys books. Book Summary: When her father dies, sheltered young Holly Ripple gains possession of his vast cattle empire, plagued by rustlers and desperadoes. During their five year courtship Gray changed his name to Zane Grey (dropping his first name and changing the spelling of his last), gave up his dental practice, and began a career as an author. A 5-Star Review: Zane Grey writes a five-star story of a girl named Trinity Spencer, so named because a family named Spencer finds her abandoned near the Trinity River in Texas, which flows mainly north and south and goes west of Dallas. Nationality: American.