Desert Gold [Hardcover]

Zane Grey (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 326 pages
• Publisher: Walter J. Black; Book Club edition (1941)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000EVL3EC
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,731,835 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.