Robbers' Roost
by Zane Grey
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A classic story of imperiled love on the western frontiers of nineteenth-century America. "He was a young man in years, but he had the hard face and eagle eye of one matured in experience of that wild country. He bestrode a superb bay horse, dusty and travel-worn and a little lame. The rider was no light burden, judging from his height and wide shoulders; moreover, the saddle carried a canteen, a rifle, and a pack. From time to time he looked back over his shoulder at the magnificent long show more cliff wall, which resembled a row of colossal books with leaves partly open. It was the steady, watchful gaze of a man who had left events behind him. "So begins Jim Wales's story in Robbers' Roost. While a battle rages between two outlaw gangs in a remote Utah canyon, Jim struggles to rescue Helen Herrick, who has been captured and held for ransom. Robbers' Roost tells the story of their personal struggle to escape the clutches of the murderous outlaws while simultaneously safeguarding their passion, one that is not likely to survive the beautiful, yet deadly, terrain and people of the old American West. show lessTags
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Robber’s Roost, (1932), Western, Walter J. Black, Inc., Zane Grey Book Club Matched Set, hardcover, 1975?
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Zane Grey was born Pearl Zane Gray in 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio. He studied dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania, married Lina Elise Roth in 1905, then moved his family west where he began to write novels. The author of 86 books, he is today considered the father of the Western genre, with its heady romances and mysterious outlaws. Riders show more of the Purple Sage (1912) brought Grey his greatest popular acclaim. Other notable titles include The Light of Western Stars (1914) and The Vanishing American (1925). An extremely prolific writer, he often completed three novels a year, while his publisher would issue only one at a time. Twenty-five of his novels were published posthumously. His last, The Reef Girl, was published in 1977. Zane Grey died of heart failure on October 23 in Altadena, California, in 1939. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Robbers' Roost
- Original publication date
- 1932; 1930-10-11 (Collier's) (Collier's)
- People/Characters
- Hank Hays; Jim Wall; Bernie Herrick; Bill Heeseman; Helen Herrick
- Important places
- Green River, Utah, USA
- Important events
- Kidnapping of Helen.; Gunfight at and escape from Robbers' Roost.
- First words
- ONE afternoon in the spring of 1877 a solitary horseman rode down the long, ghastly desert slant toward the ford at Green River.
He was a young man in years, but he had the hard face and eagle eye of one matured in exp... (show all)erience of that wild country.
One afternoon in the spring of 1877 a solitary horseman rode down the long, ghastly desert slant toward the ford at Green River. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'I wanted romance, adventure, love. . . . Jim, I regard myself just as fortunate as you think you are. . . . Lift me off. We'll sit awhile under our pine tree. . . . Jim, hold me as you did that other time--here!"
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Jim, hold me as you did that other time—here!"
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