It was Zane Greyâs best-selling book and has remained popular ever since.Ĭompatible epub â All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 â Kindle devices and apps. Lassiterâs intercession on Ventersâ behalf sets off a chain reaction of threats, violence, theft, and murder as Jane Withersteen fights to maintain both her ranch and her independence.įirst published in 1912, Riders of the Purple Sage is considered to have played a prominent role in shaping the Western genre. The rider, a man named Lassiter, is a gunslinger known for his exploits in other Mormon settlements further north. Bern Venters, one of Jane Withersteenâs ranch hands and potential suitor, becomes the focus of this resentment and is nearly killed by Elder Tull and his men before a mysterious rider interrupts the procedure. Janeâs resistance to marriage only serves to increase the mounting resentment against âGentilesâ (non-Mormons) in the area. Elder Tull, a polygamist, already has two wives and seeks to marry Jane not just for her beauty, but to take control of the ranch her late father passed on to her. In a small Mormon community in southern Utah, Jane Withersteen, a young, unmarried Mormon woman faces growing pressure to marry a local elder of her church. Standard Ebooksġ07,582 words (6 hours 32 minutes) with a reading ease of 83.05 (easy) Riders of the Purple Sage, by Zane Grey - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.
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