Any Zane Grey fans/collectors?
 

Still goin through stuff lookin fer pics to add to the kids scrapbooks this mornin. Goin through a plastic crate full of old books (really cool old ones by the way) and I found a zane grey book from 1980 called riders of the purple sage. It says "first time in paperback" like it's a huge deal...lol
Anyway...hubby says he was an outdoor writer too?

I remember reading that story as a boy. My dad loved westerns, Zane Gray, Louise L`amore (sp?), ect he had quite a pile of them. I also remember reading Zane Gray outdoor and fishing tales in the old True and Argosy magazines a time or two.
Quite a writer..............

Zane Grey
 

Man, I think I have read all of his books. Once ya got past all the adjectives in the book describing all of the scenery etc he didn't write bad stuff. Most of the ones I read were given to me by an old lady who had read them as a kid and you ng lady. The were all printed in the 20's and 30's and well used. All the extra words in descriptions were in there for a reason though. Writers used to get paid for the number of words in the story. I think ZG only got something like 1/2 cents per word :D :confused:

See link below for biography and other info.

http://www.online-literature.com/zane-grey/

I've read a fair amount of his books, by far the best was his biography. one heck of a neat life. he did things that were a bit nuts (roping lions in the grand canyon area has to rank near the top), but certainly lived a life not possible by today's standards.

gd

I never read much of his stuff, but I remember reading one of Elmer Keith's books and he guided Zane Grey and a large hunting party somewhere, I think it was in Idaho, for about 3 weeks.

Elmer said he stiffed him on the bill.

he wrote a few books/articles about fishing off NZ too

One of his more interesting books was called BLUE FEATHER. Supposedly, the tale was told to him by an old Indian who had the story passed on down from generation to generation. No tribal names were given, but it seems to explain the disappearance of a tribe of cliff dwellers that were there long before the current, now long gone cliff dwellers. I think they were called the Anisazi or a somewhat similr soundling name. I used to have quite a few of Grey's books, but my youngest daughter hijacked a large quantity of my books including THE MAN WHO LIVED FOREVER, the original first edition. written by the same author of BEN HUR. I believe it was Lew Wallace. I never did finish that book, darn it!
Paul B.

That is perty neat stuff....I started readin this paperback. I love westerns.
I might have to see if I can find a few of his outdoor books.