WesternLarge Print EditionIn accepting the challenge of a drunken bully, Buckley Duane becomes a hunted man. While roaming the outlaw camps of Texas he meets Jennie Lee, who is held prisoner and plots her escape. Pursued by ranchers and glory hunters for years, Duane never forgets Jennie Lee. But if he finds her, will he become a prisoner of his own past?
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Western legend Grey (Lorna Doone, Riders of the Purple Sage) wrote this novel in 1913, but it was rejected by his early publishers, who believed it contained too much gunplay and not enough sentimentality. Buck Duane is the son of an infamous gunfighter. Although Buck is warned by his family to avoid the outlaw trail, his quick temper, steady nerve and lightning-quick hand promptly get him into trouble. After killing a bully, Buck flees the law and heads off into the harsh badlands of southwest Texas, where outlaw gangs roam the Mexican border. Buck falls in with a bad crowd, but an exaggerated reputation and a couple of nifty shootings keep him alive among the ornery rustlers and robbers. He grows into a steely-eyed gunfighter with a conscience and a saddlebag full of regrets. Despite the notches multiplying on his gun, however, Buck is a decent fellow. He rescues a young girl, Jennie Lee, from the abusive clutches of the Bland gang, only to see her abducted again. In despair, Buck hides out for several more years, dodging the law and the bushwhackers, all the while searching for Jennie Lee. When the Texas Rangers finally catch up with Buck, it's not to kill him but to make him an offer he can't refuse. This may have been too bloody a story for 1913, but it follows formula in the end, as the outlaw settles down, albeit with a haunted mind, to a life of humble domesticity.
Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Great western with an edgy hero,
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This review is from: The Last of the Duanes (Zane Grey Western) (Mass Market Paperback)
I have read many Louis L'Amour westerns and although I love his books I have to say this book by Gray is better than anything I have read by L'Amour.
Buck Duane is an interesting character with a lot of depth and showed considerable development throughout the novel, unlike most westerns with generic characters who show little development. Duane is a dark, brooding and character who struggles with violent impulses - the emotional and mental battle portayed in Duane's head were very believable and not a litle disturbing. The plot itself was interesting and had plenty of action. Highly reccommended.
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Zane Grey wrote some of the earliest and best books in Western Genre.,
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This review is from: The Last of the Duanes (Zane Grey Western) (Mass Market Paperback)
Zane Grey, a prolific writer who actually spent years in the American West in the early 1900's, drew upon stories from the lips of men who knew Billy the Kid and other famous westerners. Owen Wister did too, but produced only one significant book of the early west, The Virginian. As a contrast, Z. Grey's love of the outdoors and his talent in writing meaningful action created a huge outpouring of books. Most are Western Gothics, powerful stories as vibrant with details of real life on the western frontiers as they are full of psychological depth. If you have a taste for romance and action, he merits a look-see. However, please note, he did not write Lorna Doone, set on England's northern border. Also, stolid John Ridd, Lorna's champion, is a different sort from the deadly gunfighters that Grey describes so well. However, like Lorna Doone, some of his heroines are brutalized by relatives and their evil hangers-on until being freed by a courageous outsider.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Thrilling!,
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This review is from: The Last of the Duanes (Zane Grey Western) (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed the story of Buckley Duane, and of how his unmerited misfortune turned to his favor. Mr. Grey did a fantastic job making his main character come alive to the reader. I intend to read more books by this author.
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