The Thundering Herd, Zane Grey
The Thundering Herd, Zane Grey
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The Thundering Herd

Author: Zane Grey

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/21/2023

Categories: Fiction, Western, Classic

Synopsis

This was a time that was a major part of western history, a sort of baptism of sweat and blood. Great buffalo herds covered mile after mile, and hide hunters swarmed the plains. They were hard-riding and reckless and killed buffalo by the tens of thousands, bringing on near extinction. The invasion was part of the great western migration, and it caused major confrontations with such Indian tribes as Comanche, Kiowa, Arapaho, and others. The buffalo existed to furnish food, clothing, and shelter for the tribespeople. This was when the buffalo were said to be “as many as the sands of the river bottoms.” Back then the paleface, who was to drive the tribes into the vastness of the arid hills, was unknown and undreamed of. Only infrequent battles of life marked the serenity of the Indian lives. They were often on the move following the animals for sources of life and many of the encroaching hunters were out-and-out bandits. It was definitely no place to be for the faint of heart. Listen for the wild days of the early western frontier.

About Zane Grey

Zane Grey® (1872–1939), born in Ohio, was practicing dentistry in New York when he and his wife published his first novel. Grey presented the West as a moral battleground in which his characters are destroyed because of their inability to change or are redeemed through a final confrontation with their past. The man whose name is synonymous with Westerns made his first trip west in 1907 at age thirty-five. More than 130 films have been based on his work.

About John Rayburn

Narrator John Rayburn is a veteran of sixty-two years in broadcasting and is a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He made his first solo flight more than three-quarters of a century ago.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Donna on June 23, 2017

Oh my! I happened to see this title at our local library while there picking up another book. I grew up with original editions of Zane Gray on my grandmother's bookshelf and then those same editions moved to my own shelves and with great guilt now, I admit I never read them. But seeing this title an......more

Goodreads review by Bojan on April 10, 2020

I got this book from my neighbour about 12 years ago and I didn't find it interesting to read. Now I can say that this is one beautiful book. I felt I'm actually present in every part of plot. It's interesting how Zane made critical review of bison slaughtering while keeping his characters good person......more

Goodreads review by Argyl on May 26, 2017

The Thundering Herd is comprised of bright purple prose, vivid imagery, an exciting plot, some good characters and a predictable ending. It's a lot of fun but it makes me wonder what Zane Grey might have accomplished if he had taken his time with each book and worked with a good editor.......more

Goodreads review by Wesley on August 25, 2024

Just Call Me Buffalo Tom An excellent read! I I hadn't read Zane Gray for several years and this book brought back wonderful memories of youthful hours reading his books. I think I will go back and read them all over again.......more

Goodreads review by Nicolae on January 23, 2021

In love with this book......more

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