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Zane Grey’s Non-Western Novel"Our ordeal is over -- the Hell is past and we must bury memory…" Zane Grey, The Day of the BeastDaren Lane and his two friends, Maynard and Payson return home to the United States after fighting for three long years in World War One. It’s a dream come true to see familiar ground again but as they see the changes around them, the dream slowly turns into a never-ending nightmare. How can Lane call home a place he hardly recognize? Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes Get your next Xist Classic title for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1A7cKKl Find all our our books for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1PooxLl Sign up for the Xist Publishing Newsletter here. Find more great titles on our website.

"Our ordeal is over -- the Hell is past and we must bury memory . . ." Lane, Maynard and Payson stand on deck as the ship glides toward New York, in the shadow of Liberty -- a war-weary trio of soldiers, home at last.Time has marked them, and the battles of France have left them disabled . . . but what awaits them on land, beyond the empty dock? Who will be there for them, at home? And will they ever be able to lead a normal life?

Daren Lane is a physically and mentally tortured veteran who returns after WWI. He is everyman, every soldier. There are no parades. No excitement. No parties, and no jubilation. Their returns seemed anti-climactical. They were victims again. And now the very fabric of society had changed. “"My own---my native land!" he cries, overcome by awe that he had survived to return to nothing but moral decay. This is a novel written by a veteran.

How is this book unique? Illustrations includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionOne of the best books to readClassic historical fiction booksExtremely well formattedThe Day of the Beast is the story of Daren Lane and hundreds of thousands like him in the years immediately after the conclusion of World War I, disabled soldiers returning home to an America that simply didn't want to be reminded of what just took place.This passage from the first chapter in which Lane and his two buddies first step off the boat back is neatly indicative of the lack of sympathy and respect they are about to encounter even in their hometown: 'When the three disabled soldiers, the last passengers to disembark, slowly and laboriously descended to the wharf, no one offered to help them, no one waited with a smile and hand-clasp of welcome. No one saw them, except a burly policeman, who evidently had charge of the traffic at the door. He poked his club into the ribs of the one-legged, slowly shuffling Maynard and said with cheerful gruffness: "Step lively, Buddy, step lively!" What follows after Lane and Maynard get home is nearly so simply and neatly done. A brave and interesting mess. Lane soon discovers that the girl he was engaged to has broken it off and brazenly dances with other men in front of him, the little sister he adored has become a wanton flirt who speaks in the most atrocious slang.Though only away for three years, Lane finds himself completely out of step with postwar America. Still in his early twenties he came across as closer in age to a pensioner, disgusted with the moral decline typified by short skirts and jazz.

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout The Day of the Beast by Zane GreyThe Day of the Beast is the story of Daren Lane and hundreds of thousands like him in the years immediately after the conclusion of World War I, disabled soldiers returning home to an America that simply didn't want to be reminded of what just took place.This passage from the first chapter in which Lane and his two buddies first step off the boat back is neatly indicative of the lack of sympathy and respect they are about to encounter even in their hometown:'When the three disabled soldiers, the last passengers to disembark, slowly and laboriously descended to the wharf, no one offered to help them, no one waited with a smile and hand-clasp of welcome. No one saw them, except a burly policeman, who evidently had charge of the traffic at the door. He poked his club into the ribs of the one-legged, slowly shuffling Maynard and said with cheerful gruffness: "Step lively, Buddy, step lively!"What follows after Lane and Maynard get home is nearly so simply and neatly done. A brave and interesting mess. Lane soon discovers that the girl he was engaged to has broken it off and brazenly dances with other men in front of him, the little sister he adored has become a wanton flirt who speaks in the most atrocious slang.Though only away for three years, Lane finds himself completely out of step with postwar America. Still in his early twenties he came across as closer in age to a pensioner, disgusted with the moral decline typified by short skirts and jazz.