The Vanishing American, Zane Grey
The Vanishing American, Zane Grey
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The Vanishing American

Author: Zane Grey

Narrator: Jim Gough

Unabridged: 11 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

One of Zane Greys best novels, The Vanishing American is the story of a young Navajo who is raised by white parents. Eventually sent to a prestigious college, he distinguishes himself as an athlete yet struggles to find his place in society.

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 Daniel on August 10, 2021

Zane Grey wrote The Vanishing American after undoubtedly a great deal of research. This is a story of an Indian boy stolen from his tribe by well-meaning white people. He is educated in the east (where is excels as a great athlete), then returns to his native lands as a young man to find the reserva......more

Goodreads review by Stefaniab on July 03, 2013

I discovered Zane Grey when I picked up a copy of "Riders of the Purple Sage" on a whim. The result was an epiphany for me. Here was an author (and a book) that I had known about since I was a teen. Five decades later I was blown away by Grey's characters, action, and especially in "Riders," powerfu......more

Goodreads review by Tiffany on August 06, 2015

Awesome, awesome and awesome. I'm SO glad this book was brought to my attention. The Vanishing American is said to arguably be one of his greatest works. It tells the story of the love between Nophaie, a young Native American (or American Indian) man and his love for and with a woman by the name of M......more

Goodreads review by Michael D. Anderson on November 17, 2022

Red Man, Forgotten, Noble, our distant Predecessors Even though I wasn't at their demise, greed, lust for power in land, did a very grave injustice to a race of people who didn't live the way of the coming horde! We railed that they were simi-intelligent, not worthy of respect, not taught in the ways......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on February 03, 2013

A brilliant novel. I still need to read the unedited original version.......more