Desert Gold [CD-ROM]

Zane Grey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 13, 1999

Zane Grey (1875-1939) graduated as a dentist from the University of Pennsylvania, but he failed in an attempt to build a practice in New York. In 1904, he published his first novel - "Betty Zane" - which was a historical novel set in the American Revolutionary War and based on the life of one of his ancestors.

He success as a writer was assured in 1912 when "Riders of the Purple Sage" sold close to 2 million copies. He continued to write romances of the American west the rest of his life.

Contains: "Betty Zane", "Desert Gold", "Heritage of the Desert", "Light of the Western Stars", "The Lone Star Ranger", "The Redhead Outfield", "Riders of the Purple Sage", and "The Spirit of the Border"

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book is in Electronic Paperback Format. If you view this book on any of the computer systems below, it will look like a book. Simple to run, no program to install. Just put the CD in your CDROM drive and start reading. The simple easy to use interface is child tested at pre-school levels.

Windows 3.11, Windows/95, Windows/98, OS/2 and MacIntosh and Linux with Windows Emulation.

Includes Quiet Vision's Dynamic Index. the abilty to build a index for any set of characters or words.

About the Author

The father of the western novel, Zane Grey (1872 - 1939) was born in Zanesville, Ohio. He wrote 58 westerns and almost 30 other books. Over 100 films have been based on his work.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 543 pages
• Publisher: Quiet Vision (November 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576461696
• ISBN-13: 978-1576461693
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,548,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read the Paperback, November 21, 2002

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djbrkns "djbrkns" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Desert Gold (Audio CD)

Great story. I found myself hesitant to pick this book up and reluctant to put it down. I haven't been a big reader of westerns, but I have been wanting to do some historical reading. 'Desert Gold' interested me because it was a western that covered the times that it was published in: 1913.

The characters are just good people surviving a harsh environment, protecting whatever and whoever they can. It took me a while to get my mind adjusted to Zane Grey's style of writing, but I really enjoyed everything about it. This is a unpretentious story of finding root, pursuit, escape and survival and it provides a medium for Zane Grey to get philosophical on us during long dusty nights in the desert. Although it may have bogged down a little, I liked the philosophical. Always have. The book has a satisfying ending even if it did finish a little cleaner than it was set up to do.

I read this in the 1964 paperback edition, but it would be great in audio!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, March 26, 2010

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W. Shimet (FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desert Gold (Kindle Edition)

Desert Gold is a great read and quickly gets you involved with the story. Zane Grey is simply a treasure and prolific author. This book contains a little big of romance, adventure and takes us back to a time before television and telephones.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book., January 31, 2011

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Coral A. Allbee "CeeCee" (Lake Arrowhead, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desert Gold (Penny Books) (Kindle Edition)

I love reading Zane Grey but this is one I had never read before. Great style. Also, great price!! I believe it was just $1.