The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger

by Zane Grey

Narrated by Pat Bottino

Unabridged — 11 hours, 51 minutes

The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger

by Zane Grey

Narrated by Pat Bottino

Unabridged — 11 hours, 51 minutes

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Overview

After killing a man in self defense, Buck Duane becomes an outlaw, a companion of the gunfighters and rustlers who live along the Texas border.

In a camp on the Mexican side of the river, he finds a young girl held prisoner and, in attempting to rescue her, brings down upon himself the wrath of her captors. Henceforth, he is forced to live a lonely life, hunted on one side by honest men, on the other by outlaws.

Then, one day, a big-hearted captain of rangers takes Buck into his camp, wins him a pardon, and makes him a ranger, pledged to fight for the law rather than against it. The girl whom he attempted to rescue also finds good in Buck.


Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

In 1915, without consulting Grey (1872-1939), Harper and Bros. spliced together the last half of this book with the 1913 novel Last of the Duanes to create The Lone Star Rangers--still a popular title. This uncut version is Grey's only Western told in first person; the novel details U.S. Deputy Marshall Russ Sitwell's efforts to help legendary Texas Ranger Vaughn Steele clean up the lawless cattle-rustling town of Fairfield. Sitwell discovers that the town's mayor is in cahoots with a fierce band of outlaws--but Steele has fallen in love with the mayor's daughter and Sitwell with his niece. Grey's characters have depth; unusual for the genre, he probes the psychic damage of cattle rustling--"the bitterness, the defeat, the agony" felt by its victims--which is glossed over in most cookie-cutter Westerns. One cowpoke, his spirit broken, is reduced to tears in front of Sitwell by the humiliation of losing his herd. This edition will delight fans and serve as a solid introduction for anyone unfamiliar with the Balzac of the range. (July) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

From the Publisher

"A good story...excitement, romance, really absorbing interest."

The New York Times, 1915

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169917222
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date: 01/01/2006
Edition description: Unabridged
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