Riders of the Purple Sage

De: Zane Grey

Narrado por: Donald Buka

It's 1871 in the contented Mormon town of Cottonwoods, Utah, and Elder Tull wants to marry wealthy rancher Jane Withersteen so desperately that he's willing to use the water supply - the precious lifeblood of the land - to force her hand. But that was before a mysterious, lone gunman called Lassiter showed up...Public Domain (P)1990 Recorded Books, Inc.

Riders

A wonderful story of adventure, danger and love. This rendition was masterfully done. Thank you!!

Yes, it is a classic western

Can't imagine that Mormons will enjoy this historical perspective of the west, not very positive for them. Great descriptions of the landscape.

It’s a little overhyped.

It’s a decent story in an interesting setting. The author is very effective in describing the setting. The characters are early Western archetypes that generally don’t require a lot of depth and in fact, some case can be made that the simplicity of the characters are accurate depictions of those settling the west at the time of the story.
Who in the world was out there riding Arabians during this time?? also the names of the horses are ridiculous. Blackstar? The book was written early in the Western genre and the campiness in the novel is relevant to when it was written The narrators voice for the main character is distracting at best and ridiculous at worse.

The Father of the Genre

If Zane Grey's books sound like cliche cowboy stories, it's because he invented the genre. His writing conveys an authentic voice of the times about which he wrote. If you don't Westerns, you probably won't like it. If you like that period in history, this is as good as it gets. This particular recording is lower quality. However, the narrator is a delightful story teller. I recommend the book and this particular production.

The descriptions.

Loved it all. Don’t usually read westerns but found this incredibly entertaining. Will read more Zane Grey.