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Pearl Zane Gray studied dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania on a baseball scholarship, and later played with a minor league team. He met and later married Lina Roth, whose inheritance helped support his efforts to become a writer. He pioneered the Western genre. His first western, Heritage of the Desert, became a bestseller in 1910, and he went on to write over sixty books, many of which became films.In The Mysterious Rider, Bill Bellound's foster daughter Columbine agrees to marry his son Jack out of love for her foster father. Jack is a coward, drunkard, gambler, and thief, and Columbine really loves the cowboy Wilson Moore.

How is this book unique? Original & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedShort Biography is also included15 Illustrations are included One of the best books to readBest fiction books of all timeBestselling NovelClassic historical fiction booksRancher Bill Belllounds has a plan: he wants to marry his boy, Jack with Columbine, a girl found in the wilderness and brought up by Ol’ Bill. However, his plan is ruined by the coming of one Mysterious Rider nicknamed Hell Bent Wade. That’s when Jack’s true character begins to surface.An orphan girl raised by her adoptive father is caught between two loves, but there is someone else entering the picture who could change everything. "You can believe me when I say somethin' will happen."He came to the Belilounds ranch, no one knew from where; a man of middle age, gentle, kindly, but so terrible a gunfighter that they called him "Hell Bent" Wade. He played the part of fate in all their lives, and only when the inevitable tragedy came and teh Mysterious Rider made the great sacrifice did they know - and out of that tragedy came the light of love.

Published in 1921, The Mysterious Rider was the 26th novel by Zane Grey and became a classic in the Western genre. The story centers on the character of Columbine, a young woman raised from infancy by rancher Bill Bellounds on his White Slides Ranch in Colorado. Only at age 19 did Bellounds tell her that he was not her real father. He had raised her as a foster child and expected her to marry his jackass son Jack, a drunkard, gambler, coward, and thief, who is “away” at the time doing some time. Problem is, she is in love with Wilson Moore, a young ranch hand who loves her back. Enter the Mysterious Rider, Bent Wade, a kindly middle-aged jack of all trades with a past who happens to be a world class gunfighter known as Hell-Bent Wade. When Jack returns, he gets crazy jealous when he sees Wilson with Columbine and goes after him with a knife. Bent Wade rescues Wilson, but all does not end well. The conflict is followed by revelations and reconciliation. The book goes beyond the conventions and elements of the Western, which are nevertheless rendered in fine form, to produce a story that wrestles with good and evil, love and duty, and selfishness and self-sacrifice.

The Mysterious Rider (1921), a western novel by Zane Grey. " Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist 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."

Published in 1921, The Mysterious Rider was the 26th novel by Zane Grey and became a classic in the Western genre. The story centers on the character of Columbine, a young woman raised from infancy by rancher Bill Bellounds on his White Slides Ranch in Colorado. Only at age 19 did Bellounds tell her that he was not her real father. He had raised her as a foster child and expected her to marry his jackass son Jack, a drunkard, gambler, coward, and thief, who is “away” at the time doing some time. Problem is, she is in love with Wilson Moore, a young ranch hand who loves her back. Enter the Mysterious Rider, Bent Wade, a kindly middle-aged jack of all trades with a past who happens to be a world class gunfighter known as Hell-Bent Wade. When Jack returns, he gets crazy jealous when he sees Wilson with Columbine and goes after him with a knife. Bent Wade rescues Wilson, but all does not end well. The conflict is followed by revelations and reconciliation. The book goes beyond the conventions and elements of the Western, which are nevertheless rendered in fine form, to produce a story that wrestles with good and evil, love and duty, and selfishness and self-sacrifice.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About The Mysterious Rider by Zane Grey Rancher Bill Belllounds has a plan: he wants to marry his boy, Jack with Columbine, a girl found in the wilderness and brought up by Ol’ Bill. However, his plan is ruined by the coming of one Mysterious Rider nicknamed Hell Bent Wade. That’s when Jack’s true character begins to surface. An orphan girl raised by her adoptive father is caught between two loves, but there is someone else entering the picture who could change everything. "You can believe me when I say somethin' will happen." He came to the Belilounds ranch, no one knew from where; a man of middle age, gentle, kindly, but so terrible a gunfighter that they called him "Hell Bent" Wade. He played the part of fate in all their lives, and only when the inevitable tragedy came and teh Mysterious Rider made the great sacrifice did they know - and out of that tragedy came the light of love.

THE MYSTERIOUS RIDER, BY ZANE GREY - WESTERN - THE GUNSTON TRUSTZane Grey (1872-1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that were a basis for the Western genre in literature and the arts. With his veracity and emotional intensity, he connected with millions of readers worldwide, during peacetime and war, and inspired many Western writers who followed him. Grey was a major force in shaping the myths of the Old West. Excitement and adventure of those who tamed with wild frontier.Recommended by The Gunston TrustAges: Teens, Young Adult and Adults