Rangers of the Lone Star

by Zane Grey

Book Overview

A short excerpt: But not the memory of his dead father, nor the pleading of his soft-voiced mother, nor the warning of this uncle who stood before him now, had brought to Buck Duane so much... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843945567
• ISBN13: 9780843945560
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Texas Rangers Ride

This book, parts of which were published in the 1970's as The Rustlers of Pecos County using different character and place names, is an okay book. It is one of only a handful of Zane Grey "fiction" books written in first person, and my opinion is, Zane Grey didn't handle first person prose very well when writing fiction. But aside from that this is a basic shoot-em up written early in his career, rejected by Harpers editors, and eventually combined with another book, Last of the Duanes, to form what many consider one of Zane Grey's best, The Lone Star Ranger. To fashion and custom of the times, this book is historically accurate and well crafted, but it just lacks the one element to make it great which I have yet to put my finger on. But it's Zane Grey, so how bad can it be? It's not bad, there are others just better. So, I say, buy it and read it for yourself and give it your rating.

Classic Western Action Delivered By A Genre Master

Zane Grey delivers a fantastic read full of archatypical Texas characters. The prose is a little dated, but hey, it is a period tale by a vintage western master. If you like stories about the Texas Rangers you'll really enjoy this book. The plot has Rangers, rustlers and two beautiful women new to the Texas Country. All of these elements combine with a secret Ranger mission to the Big Bend badlands, an area notorious for the roughest, meanest hombres in the Old West. Pick this one up to see how Grey uses his unique prose, scenic locations and numerous -- sometimes predictable but never dull -- plot twists to tell this action-packed western.

Writing with a Moral

This book is excellent! Unlike many "pulp" novels today, Grey uses an extensive vocabulary and makes the reader "read." With his mastery of English, his descriptions of human emotions draws you into the mind of Russ (the main character). This book should be required reading of young people, especially young men. The strong moral codes presented in it are inspirational and timeless.