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Riders of the Purple Sage

by Zane Grey
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The novel that shaped the Western.
 
Jane Withersteen is a wealthy landowner and rancher living in Utah. The Mormon church is the dominant power in the area, and at the novel’s outset Jane is being courted by one of their Elders, who seeks to possess her. Jane, ever the optimist, believes in a fundamental decency in all people, but is increasingly forced to confront the darkness in the church as is threatens to consume her, her friends, and her family.
 
Riders of the Purple Sage stands as one of the earliest, most influential Western novels, and has been filmed several times.
 
Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
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Series: Riders of the Purple Sage Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781551999166
  • File size: 2695 KB
  • Release date: October 13, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781551999166
  • File size: 2695 KB
  • Release date: October 13, 2015

Formats

OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Western Thriller

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1000
Text Difficulty:5-7

The novel that shaped the Western.
 
Jane Withersteen is a wealthy landowner and rancher living in Utah. The Mormon church is the dominant power in the area, and at the novel’s outset Jane is being courted by one of their Elders, who seeks to possess her. Jane, ever the optimist, believes in a fundamental decency in all people, but is increasingly forced to confront the darkness in the church as is threatens to consume her, her friends, and her family.
 
Riders of the Purple Sage stands as one of the earliest, most influential Western novels, and has been filmed several times.
 
Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Western Thriller
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