The Spirit of the Border [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

Zane Grey (1872-1939) was the best-selling author of over 85 books which have sold well over 100 million copies worldwide.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 473 pages
• Publisher: Quiet Vision (November 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576461769
• ISBN-13: 978-1576461761
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,579,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Western Borders in the 1770's, December 24, 1999

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Donald A. Dean (Central Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spirit of the Border (Mass Market Paperback)

Zane Grey's second novel about life along the early American western frontier. Drawn from personal family history, he captures the brutality and the compassion of the early pioneers and the Indian nations that they were dispossessing.

Lewis Wetzel "Le vent de la mort", (Death Wind) is a prominent figure in this book. Wetzel is a genuine historical personage and is accurately portrayed as both a guardian to the border settlements and the Indian hater and killer he was known to be.

The book follows the life and adventures of two brothers Jim and Joe, Jim a Christian missionary and Joe a gregarious newcomer to frontier life. Wetzel always known as a loner, develops a friendship with the young man Joe and trains him in the ways of forest woodcraft. All the while Jim struggles to strengthen and protect the already established Morvian Indian mission. All of this set against the intrigue of Indian politics,war and the rampaging murders and kidnappings of the white renegades Simon and Jim Girty.

Although an historical novel, Zane Grey uses the various characters and happenings as a vehicle to give us a clear picture of the sentiment surrounding the precarious daily life for both the defenders of the Indian nations and those who acted as the American border rangers.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best, August 27, 2000

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Katie Mc. (Louisville KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spirit of the Border (Mass Market Paperback)

Read this book almost twenty years ago and this is one novel that made its greatest impact on me. Made me a Zane Grey fan. Lost my first copy so I ordered another one. Still find it a great read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Spirit of the Border, March 22, 2009

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Ruth Thompson "Weaver of Tales" (Venice, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spirit of the Border (Zane Grey) (Hardcover)

Zane Gray's books were the first westerns I ever read. I loved them then and I love them now. "The Spirit Of The Border" takes place in the Ohio River Valley. This is very close to home for me. Zane Gray mixes historical event into his stories. It is a fast moving and one you don't want to put down until you complete that last. If you have not read this, read it you will enjoy the adventure. By Ruth Thompson author of "The Bluegrass Dream" and "Natchez Above The River"