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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Border Legion by Zane GreyThe Border Legion is a Western novel written by Zane Grey. It tells the story of a cold hearted man named Jack Kells who falls in love with Miss Joan Randle, a girl his legion has taken captive near the Idaho border. Jim Cleve has been deemed, "a good guy" all of his life and it agitates him to no end. Even his girlfriend, Joan Randle has scorned him for this "weakness" shouting, "You haven't it in you even to be BAD!" Dejected and hurt, Jim abandons the life he has known for the gold mining camps along Alder Gulch in southern Montana. It is here, among the thieves and murderers, that he must make a new name for himself. Written in 1912, it reflects its time period. The heroine is spunky and virtuous, the villains are horrible but capable of redemption. It is a fun read, especially if you want to slip away to yesteryears. The story of Joan, a young woman living in a mining town in the old West. After she scorns a man so badly that he leaves to pursue a wild life on the border. When she rides off to stop him, she is kidnapped by the leader of a dangerous gang of outlaws. She must use all her wits to protect her from them, and to find her love.

"You thought I had no nerve," he said. "What do you think of that?" Suddenly Joan was blindly furious. She could have killed him. She had never given him any right, never made him any promise, never let him believe she cared. And he had dared—! The hot blood boiled in her cheeks. She was furious with him, but intolerably so with herself, because somehow those kisses she had resented gave her unknown pain and shame. They had sent a shock through all her being. She thought she hated him. "You—you—" she broke out. "Jim Cleve, that ends you with me!" "Reckon I never had a beginning with you," he replied, bitterly. "It was worth a good deal... I'm not sorry... By Heaven—I've—kissed you!" He breathed heavily.

The Border Legion by Zane Grey - tells the story of a cold hearted, wild and strong man named Jack Kells who falls in love with beautiful Miss Joan Randle, a girl his legion has taken captive near the Idaho border. From one of America's most loved western authors comes another classic. A great addition to any book collection. Any profits made from the sale of this book will go towards supporting the Freeriver Community project, a project that aims to support community and encourage well-being. To learn more about the Freeriver Community project please visit the website- www.freerivercommunity.com

The Border Legion is the adventure of a daring frontierswoman and the men she inspires. Joan Randle is a strong, capable woman living with her uncle in the wilds of Idaho. She likes Jim Cleve but is impatient with his laziness. After a quarrel, Jim heads to the lawless Montana border to prove himself, and a remorseful Joan tries to track him and bring him back. She finds herself in trouble when Jim Kells, the outlaw and scourge of the border, comes across her camp. What follows is an unexpected tale of crime, dissolution, bravery and redemption. Zane Grey's westerns have been enjoyed by generations of readers - try them for yourself!

Pearl Zane Grey (1872 – 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, they later had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. As of 2012, 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, had been made that were based loosely on his novels and short stories.

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Joan Randle reined in her horse on the crest of the cedar ridge, and with remorse and dread beginning to knock at her heart she gazed before her at the wild and looming mountain range. Jim wasn't fooling me, she said. "He meant it. He's going straight for the border ... Oh, why did I taunt him!" It was indeed a wild place, that southern border of Idaho, and that year was to see the ushering in of the wildest time probably ever known in the West. The rush for gold had peopled California with a horde of lawless men of every kind and class. And the vigilantes and then the rich strikes in Idaho had caused a reflux of that dark tide of humanity. Strange tales of blood and gold drifted into the camps, and prospectors and hunters met with many unknown men.

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In this classic and timeless Western novel, heroine Joan Randle is a strong, capable woman living with her uncle in the wilds of Idaho. After a quarrel with her love interest, Joan heads to the lawless Montana border to track him down and bring him back. But she finds herself in trouble when “outlaw” Kells, an outlaw and gunslinger of the border, comes across her camp, taking Joan captive with his legion alogside the Idaho border. What follows is an unexpected tale of crime, dissolution, bravery, and redemption. >> We are constantly updating our catalog, so always search for "lady valkyrie" in the Books section of Amazon for other great titles! >> Visit ladyvalkyrie.com for more Westerns and Other titles and Categories of books!