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Inspired by the life and adventures of his own great-great grandmother, Betty Zane was Zane Grey's first novel and launched his career as a master writer of rousing frontier and Western adventures. Betty Zane is the story of the events culminating in the last battle of the American Revolution, when two hundred Redcoats from British-controlled Detroit along with four hundred Shawnee Indian attacked the small, wood-palisaded Ford Henry on the western frontier. The heroine of the battle--a young, spunky, and beautiful frontier girl--was Betty Zane

Excerpt from Betty ZaneJune 16, 1716, Alexander Spotswood, Gov cruor of the Colony of Virginia, and a gal lant soldier who had served under Marl borough in the English wars, rode, at the head of a dauntless band of cavaliers, down the quiet street of quaint old Williamsburg.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

BETTY ZANE... ...is Zane Grey’s first novel, the story of one of his ancestors... one of the most remarkable women of America’s formative years... Ebeneezer Zane and his brothers have carved out a home for themselves in the wilderness of West Virginia, brushing shoulders with local tribes and vicious renegades... In the midst of this dangerous, precarious existence is Betty Zane, who sets aside her pampered and spoiled upbringing to be the dominant figure in her family's progress... A classic tale of courage and resilience at the birth of the United States.

Betty Zane is the story of the first settlers in the Ohio Valley, and their fight for survival during the Revolutionary war. The British have organized and incited the various eastern tribes to attack American 'Rebels' in this lesser know theater of the war. Betty is a fiery beauty, who's quest for romance with Alfred Clarke is interrupted time and again by Indian raids and battles. In an unexpected twist, it is Betty, who turns the tide at the final battle of Fort Henry. Inspired by the life and adventures of his own great-great grandmother, Betty Zane was Zane Grey's first novel. This and the other two books in the 'Ohio River Trilogy' his are considered some of Grey's best work.