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Riders of the Purple Sage, with eBook (Tantor Unabridged Classics) Audio CD – CD, February 9, 2009
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTantor Audio
- Publication dateFebruary 9, 2009
- Dimensions6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
- ISBN-101400139171
- ISBN-13978-1400139170
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John Bolen brings his extensive theater, film, and television experience to audiobooks. His recent television appearances include CIA: Masters of Deception on the Discovery Channel, and his recent film work includes The Land and The Inn Outside the World.
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- Publisher : Tantor Audio; Library - Unabridged CD edition (February 9, 2009)
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 1400139171
- ISBN-13 : 978-1400139170
- Item Weight : 5.7 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
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About the author
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.
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And speaking of Jane, the 2485534 mentions her faith and loyalty to her Mormon people throughout the narrative, making them central to her character and her choices, but assumes that the reader understands the tenants of Mormonism with absolutely no exposition of the group's beliefs, history, or why they are feared and sometimes reviled by " gentiles. " It seems to me that centering the book in the Mormon world without a better revelation of their beliefs and habits left the reader without some of the depth of character and understanding of plots that the writer assumes the reader will understand.
But the book succeeds mainly because it is an interesting story with riveting action sequences, beautifully -described locals, and some surprising plot twists.
It is the story of Lassiter, an enigmatic gunslinger from Texas who is hated and feared by the Mormon settlers in northern Utah. Lassiter’s path crosses with Jane Witherspoon, a single Mormon woman, who has defied the edict of the church that she marry the elder in her town.
When Lassiter arrives, a hidden grave on Jane’s property leads him to a quest that he’s been on for a long time—to determine the fate of his sister who had married a charismatic Mormon and fled her home in Texas.
Grey was a master wordsmith who could paint the most vivid pictures imaginable of the Old West and the people who populated it. While some of the narrative and dialogue shows the prejudices against Mormons that existed at the time Grey first wrote the story, it has a sense of veracity and credibility despite its lack of political correctness in modern times.
For fans of the genre, though, this is a book that is required reading, for it helps put all that followed it into the proper perspective.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my review.
So it is a classic of the genre, this is a great book. I especially recommend reading it to those who are perhaps planning a visit to see Bryce, Zion, Capitol Reef, Canyon Lands or Arches, or otherwise find themselves in Utah.
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A wonderful story of life in the Mormon old West, full of adventure, down-to-earth characters, romance, intrigue and colorful descriptions of the landscape. I can feel myself living the story. Great!
4 = the Huchon happy if he wrote it
3 = the Huchon happy to read it
2 = the Huchon read it but not happy
1 = the Huchon tried to read it but gave up
This book has the lot. Scale, passion, drama, romance. Maybe not comedy but re-reading may reveal more layers. Massively influential book. Extremely easy to read. Possibly the most effortlessly evocative book the Huchon ever read.