{"product_id":"riders-of-the-purple-sage-zane-grey-9781644390696","title":"Riders of the Purple Sage","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiders of the Purple Sage is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper \u0026amp; Brothers in 1912. Considered by many critics to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called \"the most popular western novel of all time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiders of the Purple Sage tells the story of Jane Withersteen and her battle to overcome persecution by members of her polygamous Mormon fundamentalist church. A leader of the church, Elder Tull, wants to marry her. Withersteen gets help from a number of friends, including Bern Venters and Lassiter, a famous gunman and killer of Mormons. Throughout most of the novel she struggles with her \"blindness\" to the evil nature of her church and its leaders, and tries to keep Venters and Lassiter from killing the adversaries who are slowly ruining her. When she adopts a child, Fay, she abandons her beliefs and discovers her true love. A second plot strand tells of Venters and his escape to the wilderness with a girl named Bess, \"the rustler's girl,\" whom he has accidentally shot. Venters falls in love with the girl while caring for her. Together they escape to the East, while Lassiter, Fay, and Jane, pursued by both Mormons and rustlers, escape into a paradise-like valley and topple a giant rock to forever close off the only way in or out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zane Grey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644390698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644390696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indoeuropeanpublishing.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e66997 \/ Riders of the Purple Sage\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zane Grey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995138982143,"sku":"9781644390696","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25aaeb0f-4095-46e1-9e18-eed4df6b4605.jpg?v=1683334057","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/riders-of-the-purple-sage-zane-grey-9781644390696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}