Robbers Roost, Zane Grey
Robbers Roost, Zane Grey
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Robbers' Roost
A Western Story

Author: Zane Grey

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/11/2017

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

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 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.

About Zane Grey

The prolific American writer Zane Grey was the pioneer of the Western literary genre. Grey produced well over 100 books, in which he presented the West as a moral battleground, where his characters were either destroyed or redeemed. His semi-outlaw heroes were his most enduring creation. He sold some 17 million books during his lifetime, and an estimated 100 Hollywood Western films have been based on his stories.

Born with the name Pearl Grey in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1872, Zane was the son of a farmer and part-time preacher. His mother was a second-generation Danish Quaker. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in dentistry in 1896 and practiced in New York City until 1904. That year, Grey wrote and self-published his first book, Betty Zane, after it was turned down by several publishers. The colorful frontier story was based on his mother's journal and eventually became a critical success. He married Lina Elise Roth, who encouraged him to become a full-time professional writer.

In 1908, Grey made a journey to the West with Colonel C. J. "Buffalo" Jones, who told him tales of adventure on the plains. This trip turned out to be a turning point in Grey's career. In 1912, Riders of the Purple Sage was published. It sold 2 million copies and was filmed three times. Grey's formula-in which a mysterious outlaw fights to protect the innocent and the good-shows up in many of his novels. In 1918, he moved to Altadena, California, where he lived for the rest of his life. Grey died on October 23, 1939.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe

Every one in a while, I just want to read a western. Sure the plot and the characters are pretty near identical in every story.. this is no exception, you can suss out the plot and exactly what happens before you're a quarter of the way through. But Zane Grey is something, there's a reason his stuff......more

Goodreads review by Milt

Wal, Pard, Another good book to read when yo're out on the trail.......more

Goodreads review by Fredrick

In the secluded canyons of Robber's Roost, Jim Wales makes an effort to rescue the kidnapped Helen Herrick in the midst of fighting between two rival gangs. Written in the romantic style of the 1930s.......more

Goodreads review by Richard

I was quite impressed with the first Zane Grey book I read. I picked this one because I found it for $1.99 on Bookbub. I was not led astray. He is a great novelist and gives great insight into the American West and to the way we, as Americans think and act. It is interesting to see a view of America......more

Goodreads review by Jerimy

Another Zane Grey classic western. What happens when one mixes the old west with a well off British man, a couple of bands of outlaws, and a British lady? Robbers Roost. This is an early anti-hero book, or more accurately, a reluctant hero book. Grey loves to play on the deep emotions of man and pus......more

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