The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0006AEADM |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Western Borders in the 1770's Donald A. Dean Zane Grey's second novel about life along the early American western frontier. Drawn from personal family history, he captures the brutality and the compassion of the early pioneers and the Indian nations that they were dispossessing.Lewis Wetzel "Le vent de la mort", (Death Wind) is a prominent figure in this book. Wetzel is a genuine historical personage and is accurately portrayed as both a guardian to the border settlements and the Indian hater and killer he was known to be.The book follows the life and adventures of two brothers Jim and Joe, Jim a Christian missionary and Joe a gregario. Hisrtorical Novel based on Fact. Late 1700 - to early 1800 Kenneth G. Ramey Drawing upon ancestors notes, Zane Gray reconstructs the agony of America's initial transmontane western movement of the frontier away from the original colonies into the OHIO Valley where Indians and Whites contest for souls and Wetzel, and Indian hunter, pursues his cause in a most dramatic fashion. The book is a riveting account of true adventure the veiled backdrop of which is the continued occupation of the teritory occupied by British and Americans. An excellent introduction to further study of the the then misunderstood goal of Manifest Destiny.. The Spirit of the Border Ruth Thompson Zane Gray's books were the first westerns I ever read. I loved them then and I love them now. "The Spirit Of The Border" takes place in the Ohio River Valley. This is very close to home for me. Zane Gray mixes historical event into his stories. It is a fast moving and one you don't want to put down until you complete that last. If you have not read this, read it you will enjoy the adventure. By Ruth Thompson author of "The Bluegrass Dream"
Grey went on to write more than 50 novels, most of them tales of adventure with a Western setting, including The Last of the Plainsmen (1908), Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), The Thundering Herd (1925), Code of the West (1934), and West of the Pecos (1937). About the Author Born Pearl Zane Gray in Zanesville, OH, Zane Grey is noted for his careful research and accurate portrayal of the American West. Many of Grey s novels continue to be extremely popular, and several have been adapted into motion pictures. Though Grey trained as a dentist, he turned to writing as a career in 1904, when his first book was published. His nonfiction works include Tales of Fishing (1925).
The author does not intend to apologize for what many readers may call the ¿brutality¿ of the story; but rather to explain that its wild spirit is true to the life of the Western border as it was known only a little more than one hundred years ago.' (Excerpt from original Introduction)
. Grey went on to write more than 50 novels, most of them tales of adventure with a Western setting, including The Last of the Plainsmen (1908), Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), The Thundering Herd (1925), Code of the West (1934), and West of the Pecos (1937). Though Grey trained as a dentist, he turned to writing as