The Last of the Plainsmen (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781636370675)

The Last of the Plainsmen is a traditional Zane Grey adventure/romance novel. He is able to seamlessly weave thrilling adventure with just enough romance to make it interresting on another level. This story takes place in the canyons of Arizona and centers on a long lived feud between two men that have been batteling since early childhood. Their feud now culminates in a debate over sheep and cattle raisig in the Grass Valley area of Arizona. Gaston Isbel has called his youngest son Jean back from Oregon to help defend the family from the Jorths. Jean of course meets Elen Jorth, the daughter of Gaston's rival, and falls in love with her. It is a traditional plot method of Grey's, but it works well.

The adventure scenes are spectacular, making you eagerly devour each page and yearn to get to the next page to see what happens. (Nate)