Zane Grey’s first trilogy – „Betty Zane”, „The Last Trail”, and „The Spirit of the Border” together in one volume. „Betty Zane” is an „Eastern” real life adventure story by Zane Grey based upon diaries kept by his great grandmother, Betty Zane, describing her life and adventures after she joined her brother’s family near what is now Wheeling, WV in the late 1700’s. It is the story of the last battle of the American Revolution, in which the heroine was a young, spunky, and b...

Zane Gray was an American author, known on both sides of the ocean for his Westerns – popular novels and adventure stories that represented a solid, idealized image of the Old West. From his pen came out over 60 books of westerns, on which more than 100 films were shot. The multibook includes the most read novels of the author, such as: «Forlorn River», «Nevada», «Arizona Ames», «Majesty’s Rancho», «Knights of the Range», «Under the Tonto Rim», «The Thundering Herd», «West ...

American writer Zane Gray is a popular author of Western adventure novels, one of the „founding fathers” of this genre. From his pen came out over 60 books, many of which became subjects of Hollywood action movies. The collection includes action-packed adventure novels, which take place in the middle of the last century, in the midst of the gold rush. The multibook includes the most read novels of the author, such as: „Riders of the Purple Sage”, „The Lone Star Ranger”, „Th...

An interesting read. Ken and Hal go canoeing in Mexico. The writing has a very early 20th century feel to it, it almost feels as though I’m watching an old classic movie on Saturday afternoon. It provides a curious insight into the beginnings of writing adventure novels.

In its first edition of the text based on the author’s holographic manuscript, three sticks working on the Springer-Ranch attempted, through falsification of letters, to prevent East from learning from the arrival of the West to school. Their strategy failed due to the mysterious Frank Owens, whose love letters convinced her that she should come. Nobody knows who he is.

„Majesty’s Rancho” is the sequel to „The Light of Western Stars”, both by Zane Grey. Here we meet the next generation at the ranch. It is wild with college age fun and a mix of gangsters meeting the old west. After Lance Sidway comes to the defense of beautiful Madge Stewart and ends up on the wrong side of the law, he escapes to Arizona and finds work on her father’s ranch. Fate certainly seems to want these two together! However, gangsters are rustling cattle from Stewart...

Madeline Hammond wanted more out of life than the superficial glitter of New York society. So she bought a ranch near the turbulent Mexican frontier and ended up getting more than she’d ever bargained for-and most of it trouble! She has a lot to learn about running a ranch in frontier New Mexico, but there is no question in her mind that she has to intervene when Gene Stewart, a cowhand who risked his life to save her honor, is scheduled to be hanged. And Madeline Hammond r...

Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier, including the novel Riders of the Purple Sage, his best selling book. This is one of his stories. The story revolves around Lucy Bostil, a stable owner’s daughter who one day happens upon an unconscious Lin Slone. He never wants anything more than the wild stallion he calls Wildfire. When h...

Over 30 million Zane Grey paperbacks sold since 1954. Lucy Watson has finally escaped from the town where she grew up. She takes a job as a state welfare worker and travels to distant Cedar Ridge to help „primitive” backwoods families improve their lives. She quickly overcomes their fears, and achieves popularity by the practical results of her work. From the grandeur of the old forests, loomed over by the immense Rim Rock, to the love of the children whose lives she can ma...

A collection of stories about the start of baseball by Zein Gray captures the spirit of American baseball during the First World War. Includes stories such as The Redheaded Outfield and The Rube’s Pennant.

Kidnapping Collie Younger: When Rod Brecken stole the most beautiful and outrageous flirting mistress who ever made the cowboy crazy, this is just the lesson she needs; but Rod may have tasted more than he can chew on. Palaces persecutors: Dale Brittenham follow the footsteps of the horse thieves to bring to justice before angry runners overtake them.

This novel takes place in southeastern Utah in the late 1800s. The main character, Chance Weimer, is a debater of wild horses. His greatest conquest would be to capture the great wild stallion Pankitch, whose refuge is the wild horse of Mesa. Naturally, the book is full of Indians, thieves, chases, wild river crossings and amazing love. After all, this is a love story.

Przyczyn wypadków i kolizji drogowych jest wiele, jednak nie zawsze zdarzenia te są zupełnie przypadkowe. Można odnaleźć zależności, które wskażą, jak im zapobiegać, np. poprzez modernizację infrastruktury drogowej. Działania zmierzające do podnoszenia bezpieczeństwa na drogach są trudne i nie zawsze przynoszą oczekiwane rezultaty, ale mimo wszystko należy je podejmować. Autorzy niniejszej monografii dołożyli wszelkich starań, aby zidentyfikować przyczyny zagroż...

Trying to save the life of an Indian child when he’s thrown from his horse, John Curry falls into the arms of a lonely married woman with a jealous, scheming husband. Unless Curry revives his mission of mercy, three people will die – and the first one will be Curry. Here is all the thrilling action, color, and romance of the Old West, exciting tales that make your blood tingle! Ruthless bandits in a lawless land: fearless men and the brave women they fought for. The roar of...

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. Zane Grey is the author of 86 books, he is today considered the father of the Western genre, with its heady romances and mysterious outlaws. Raised together in the wild country of the Tonto basin, Jake and Verde grew up closer than brothers. But when they both fell in love with the same fickle woman, their f...

„Riders of the Purple Sage” is Zane Grey’s best-known novel. Originally published in 1912, it was one of the earliest works of Western fiction and played a significant role in popularizing that genre. The story uses a third person narrator to tell the story from the point of view of two main characters Bern Venter and Jane Withersteen and a few minor characters. Jane Withersteen, Mormon-born Utah native, goes against her church when she befriends a young Gentile rider, Vent...

Zane Grey is unrivalled in his mastery of the western scene... this is a charming and vintage story. Rich easterner Janey Endicott comes to Arizona with her father, where she is bored until she meets archeologist Phillip Randolph, who is investigating ancient Indian pueblos in the midst of the West’s wild culture. The distinct differences of personalities – she free and easy and wild, and he, quiet, reserved, „old fashioned” – is cause for quite interesting circumstances to...

Marząc o lepszym jutrze Anka wraca do Polski po dłuższym pobycie za granicą. Chce zacząć wszystko od nowa. Podejmuje pracę w szpitalu psychiatrycznym jako pielęgniarka. Trudna codzienność, były narzeczony, zatarg z jedną z pracownic nie ułatwiają jej przystosowania się do nowej sytuacji. Wzburzenie po kłótni z matką nieoczekiwanie daje początek znajomości z policjantem Frankiem. I powoli wszystko zdaje się zmierzać ku lepszemu. Pojawienie się nowej pacjentki na od...

This is a small baseball story about a good young man who does his best to make a living. He has a widow and brother with disabilities. An interesting understanding of the history of early baseball. A bit of romance, a bit of an intrigue, basically a baseball and a pure search for a place in life. It was first published in 1909.

Powell’s Plateau was the most distant, inaccessible corner of the Grand Canyon, when Zane Gray went there with a hunter to the buffalo, camp, a cowboy from Utah and a scout from Navajo State. With the help of ropes and rifles, five men traveled to Mustangs. They were not disappointed. Different paths penetrated through the brush of forest and rocks from all sides.

Przywilej pierwszeństwa skrywa w swoim cieniu gorzkie doświadczenia przekraczania granic, niewygodnych kompromisów i palących łez. Ameryka XIX wieku - czas pionierskich wypraw i bezwzględnej walki o panowanie nad kolejnymi obszarami wielkiego lądu. Szczególnie burzliwym terenem jest stan Utah, gdzie fanatyczni mormoni szukają schronienia przed prawnymi konsekwencjami swoich brutalnych praktyk. Swoje surowe zasady próbują narzucić lokalnej społeczności i wytrwale tępią wszyst...

Wyprawa po lepszą przyszłość może oznaczać wyprawę na "tamten świat". Ameryka, czasy pionierów, którzy z narażeniem życia przemierzają niekończące się stepy - w poszukiwaniu pracy, pieniędzy i przygód. Gdy wybucha wojna secesyjna, karawany podróżnych tracą eskortę żołnierzy, którzy są kierowani na front. Wozy osadników stają się atrakcyjnym łupem na Indian. Clint Belmet i May Bell - niegdyś kompanii zabaw - tracą w takich okolicznościach rodziców i zostają brutalnie rozdziele...

Unlike many of Grey’s fictional novels of the old west, this is an account of a trip made to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon about 1908, for the purpose of tracking and capturing mountain lions. Buffalo Jones was the last of the famous plainsmen who rode the trails of the old West. In a continuing quest to establish dominion over wild animals, Jones leads his men on a journey to capture untamed cougars and bring them back alive. After several run-ins with Navajo, Commanch...

Frontier story of Logan Hewitt and his wife Lucinda and their trials and travails as a pioneer family in Arizona. Story proceeds through development of the automobile and World War I. This is a tale of a single family, told mostly from the point of view of the woman who left comfort to move west and marry her sweetheart. It is also a very nice lens by which we can see the growth and change in this country. Through the Huetts’ eyes we see the world grow and change, while the...