The Lone Star Ranger

by Zane Grey Narrated by Michael Prichard

Overview

As the son of an infamous gunfighter, Buck Duane has the natural instincts and lightning-quick reflexes of his father. After killing a man in self-defense, he becomes an outlaw living amongst gunfighters and bandits on the Texas-Mexico border.



Despite his perilous position as a hunted fugitive, Duane risks his life as he tries to rescue a young girl held prisoner in a Mexican camp and begins his journey of self-discovery.

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:	2940170864195
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	03/16/2009
Edition description:	Unabridged

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