Books by Zane Grey

Set in the Ohio Valley during the late 1700s, this thrilling novel by the bestelling author of Riders of the Purple Sage recounts the rescue of a settler's daughter from hostile Indians.

He was known as Deathwind to the Ohio Valley Indians, and now Lewis Wetzel must single-handedly save Fort Henry. Armed only with his long rifle and knife, he heads out on a one-man rampage to stop the bloody border wars, to face down Chief Wingenund and to avenge the brutal missionary massacre at Village of Peace.

Zane Grey is one of America's most popular and enduring authors, the man behind the classic Western Riders of the Purple Sage.Desert of Wheat is a thrilling and romantic tale of sabotage in the wheat fields of the Pacific Northwest during World War I. A passionate novel of patriotic and anti-union propaganda, it portrays the anxieties of the young country threatened by a foreign war after the closing of the frontier. Grey captures the heart of a nation at the brink of a century of change.

The Ohio River Trilogy is based upon historical events in the lives of Zane Grey's ancestors. Betty Zane was Zane Grey's first book and he published it using money from his wife's family. The novels are all set in the late 1700s during the movement of the frontier to the Ohio River Valley. Betty Zane was a resilient frontier woman who was beautiful, talented and skilled, and she more than held her own in a man's world. She was also in love and there is plenty of romance in this trilogy. However, the frontier was wild, harsh and challenging. The novels detail the skirmishes and bloodthirsty warfare that was waged between the Native Americans and the settlers. Zane Grey doesn't hide the cruelty and hatred felt so strongly on both sides. The trilogy offers a fascinating historical insight into the formation of the United States as well as a great read that will keep you intrigued and delighted.

Famous western author Zane Grey documents his fishing excursions in Australia. And don't miss Grey's companion volume, "Tales of the Angler's El Dorado, New Zealand," available in a matching edition.

Included in this volume: "The Voyage to New Zealand, 1925," "Island Stopover," "Destination: Bay of Islands - the Angler's El Dorado," "Hunting the Big Game Fish," "Bounty from The Sea," "The Lure of the Great Striped Marlin," "A World-Record Fish and the Fight with a Broadbill," "Monster from the Deep," "Good Luck After Bad," "The Poor Knights and Sunken Reef."