The Dude Ranger

by Zane Grey

Book Overview

Upon the death of his uncle, Ernest Selby, a young man from Iowa, inherits the Red Rock Ranch in Arizona. When he learns that the ranch's twenty thousand cattle have dwindled to six thousand he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B009NNNK7A
• Release Date: January 1959
• Publisher: Black
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Dude Rancher, It Should Be

This book is mis-titled; it should be, The Dude Rancher, as Ernest Selby is a greenhorn from Iowa who inherits an Arizona ranch from his uncle, only to find himself pitted against a crooked foreman and his band of outlaws. Many are his trials and tribulations--some quite comic--which he has to overcome after pretending to be a cowboy on his arrival. The foreman, John Hepford, Anne's father and Selby's love interest, is suspected of dishonesty by Selby's partner, Nebraskie Kemp, who has taken a liking to Selby after an initial disliking. All in all this is an entertaining book, fast paced, easily read, no inherent, hidden plot devices, a simple story told well by the master of western fiction.

A true Zane Grey classic beautifully recorded.

Upon the death of his uncle, Ernest Selby (a young man from Iowa) inherits the Red Rock Ranch in Arizona. When he learns that the ranch's twenty thousand cattle have dwindled to six thousand he suspects foul play. In order to investigate these strange circumstances, Ernest decides to go under cover and lands a job on his own ranch, posing as a tenderfoot cowboy. As he makes friends, enemies, and courts the haughty daughter of the crooked foreman, Ernest learns to enjoy cowboy life. He knows that his charade must end eventually, but not until he can find the truth behind the disappearance of so many cattle -- and claim the hear of Miss Anne Hepford. The Dude Ranger is vintage Zane Grey and this unabridged, five cassette audiobook edition is artfully narrated by William Dufris. The Dude Ranger will be greatly appreciated by those who enjoy a good western in the Zane Grey manner.