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Entry Updated : 11/05/2003
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Zane Grey
Birth Date :
1872
Death Date :
1939
Known As :
Grey, Pearl,Gray, Pearl Zane
Place of Birth:
United States,Ohio,Zanesville
Place of Death:
United States,California,Altadena
Nationality :
American
Occupation :
Novelist
Personal Information:

Family: Name originally Pearl Zane Gray; born January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, OH; died October 23, 1939, in Altadena, CA; son of Lewis M. (a travelling preacher and dentist) and Josephine (Zane) Gray; married Lina Elise Roth, November 21, 1905; children: Romer, Elizabeth, Loren. Education: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, D.D.S., 1896.

Writings:

WESTERN WRITINGS

  • Betty Zane, Charles Francis Press, 1903, abridged edition, Saalfield, 1940.
  • The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley, A. L. Burt, 1906, abridged edition, Saalfield, 1940.
  • The Last of the Plainsmen, Outing, 1908.
  • The Last Trail: A Story of Early Days in the Ohio Valley, A. L. Burt, 1909, abridged edition, Saalfield, 1940, authorized edition, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1996.
  • The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel, Harper, 1910.
  • Riders of the Purple Sage: A Novel, Harper, 1912, authorized edition, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1994.
  • Desert Gold: A Romance of the Border, Harper, 1913, abridged edition published as Prairie Gold, Sphere Books, 1967.
  • The Light of Western Stars: A Romance, Harper, 1914.
  • The Rustlers of Pecos County, Munsey, 1914.
  • The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border, Harper, 1915.
  • The Rainbow Trail: A Romance, Harper, 1915, authorized edition, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1995.
  • The Border Legion, Harper, 1916.
  • Wildfire, Harper, 1917.
  • The U.P. Trail: A Novel, Harper, 1918, published in England as The Roaring U.P. Trail, Hodder & Stoughton, 1918.
  • (With Helen Cody Wetmore) Last of the Great Scouts, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY), 1918, reprinted Commemorative Edition as Buffalo Bill, Last of the Great Scouts, illustrations by Frederic Remington, E.W. Deming, and Rosa Bonheur, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln, NE), 2003.
  • The Desert of Wheat: A Novel, Harper, 1919.
  • The Man of the Forest: A Novel, Harper, 1920.
  • The Mysterious Rider: A Novel, Harper, 1921.
  • To the Last Man: A Novel, Harper, 1922.
  • Wanderer of the Wasteland, Harper, 1923.
  • The Call of the Canyon, Harper, 1924.
  • Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon, Harper, 1924.
  • The Thundering Herd, Harper, 1925, with foreword by Loren Grey, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1996.
  • The Vanishing American, Harper, 1925, published in England as The Vanishing Indian, Hodder & Stoughton, 1926.
  • Under the Tonto Rim, Harper, 1926.
  • Forlorn River: A Romance, Harper, 1927, authorized edition, (University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1995.
  • Nevada: A Romance of the West, Harper, 1928, authorized edition, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1995.
  • Wild Horse Mesa, Harper, 1928.
  • Fighting Caravans, Harper, 1929.
  • The Shepherd of Guadaloupe, Harper, 1930.
  • Sunset Pass, Harper, 1931.
  • Arizona Ames, Harper, 1932.
  • Robber's Roost, Harper, 1932.
  • The Drift Fence, Harper, 1933.
  • The Hash Knife Outfit, Harper, 1933.
  • The Code of the West, Harper, 1934.
  • Thunder Mountain, Harper, 1935, Sagebrush (Hampton Falls, NH), 1998.
  • The Trail Driver, Harper, 1936, Sagebrush (Hampton Falls, NH), 1998.
  • The Lost Wagon Train, Harper, 1936.
  • West of the Pecos, Harper, 1937.
  • Majesty's Rancho, Harper, 1938.
  • Raiders of Spanish Peaks, Harper, 1938.
  • Knights of the Range, Harper, 1939.
  • Western Union, Harper, 1939.
  • 30, 000 on the Hoof, Harper, 1940.
  • Twin Sombreros, Harper, 1941.
  • Stairs of Sand, Harper, 1943.
  • Shadow on the Trail, Harper, 1946.
  • Valley of Wild Horses, Harper, 1947.
  • Rogue River Feud (originally serialized under title Rustlers of Silver River), Harper, 1948.
  • The Deer Stalker, Harper, 1949.
  • The Maverick Queen, Harper, 1950.
  • The Dude Ranger, Harper, 1951.
  • Captives of the Desert, Harper, 1952.
  • Wyoming, Harper, 1953.
  • Lost Pueblo, Harper, 1954.
  • Black Mesa, Harper, 1955.
  • Stranger from the Tonto, Harper, 1956.
  • The Fugitive Trail, Harper, 1957.
  • The Arizona Clan, Harper, 1958.
  • Horse Heaven Hill, Harper, 1959.
  • Boulder Dam, Harper, 1963.
  • Zane Grey's Greatest Western Stories, edited by Loren Grey, Belmont, 1975.
  • Zane Grey's Greatest Indian Stories, edited by Loren Grey, Belmont, 1975.
  • Zane Grey's Greatest Animal Stories, edited by Loren Grey, Belmont, 1975.
  • The Big Land, edited by Loren Grey, Belmont, 1976.
  • Yaqui and Other Great Indian Stories, edited by Loren Grey, Belmont, 1976.
  • The Buffalo Hunter, edited by Loren Grey, Belmont, 1977.
  • The Westerner, edited by Loren Grey, Belmont, 1977.
  • Tenderfoot and The Secret of Quaking Asp Cabin, Belmont, 1977.
  • Lost in the Never Never and Silvermane Belmont, 1977.
  • Savage Kingdom, Henry, 1979.
  • Three Complete Novels, contains Riders of the Purple Sage, The Rainbow Trail, and The Lone Star Ranger, Gramercy Books (New York, NY), 1994.
  • The Last of the Duanes, Thorndike Press (Thorndike, ME), 1996.
  • Woman of the Frontier: A Western Story, Five Star (Unity, ME), 1998.
  • The Great Trek, Five Star (Unity, ME), 1999.
  • The Fort Henry Saga: Complete in One Volume, Hintzen (Freetown, IN), 2000.
  • Rangle River, Five Star (Unity, ME), 2001.
  • Stories of the Golden West. Book Three: A Western Trio, edited by Jon Tuska, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2002.
  • Open Range, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2002.
  • The Desert Crucible, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2003.
JUVENILES
  • The Short-Stop, McClurg, 1909, G.K. Hall (Thorndike, ME), 1998.
  • The Young Forester, Harper, 1910, G.K. Hall (Thorndike, ME), 1998.
  • The Young Pitcher, Harper, 1911.
  • The Young Lion Hunter, Harper, 1911, G.K. Hall (Thorndike, ME), 1998.
  • Ken Ward in the Jungle: Thrilling Adventures in Tropical Wilds, Harper, 1912.
  • The Red-Headed Outfield and Other Baseball Stories, Grosset & Dunlap, 1920.
  • Tappan's Burro and Other Stories, Harper, 1923.
  • Don: The Story of a Lion Dog, Harper, 1928.
  • The Wolf Tracker, Harper, 1930.
  • Zane Grey's Book of Camps and Trails, Harper, 1931.
  • The Ranger and Other Stories, Harper, 1960.
  • Blue Feather and Other Stories, Harper, 1961.
  • The Adventures of Finspot, D-J Books, 1974.
  • Rangers of the Lone Star: A Western Story, Five Star, 1997.

Also author of seven volumes of "King of the Royal Mounted" series of "Big-Little" books for Whitman, 1936-46. OTHER

  • Nassau, Cuba, Yucatan, Mexico: A Personal Note of Appreciation of These Nearby Foreign Lands, New York and Cuba Mail, 1909.
  • Tales of Fishes, Harper, 1919.
  • Tales of Lonely Trails, Harper, 1922.
  • The Day of the Beast, Harper, 1922.
  • Tales of Southern Rivers, Harper, 1924.
  • Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas, Harper, 1925.
  • Tales of an Angler's Eldorado--New Zealand, Harper, 1926.
  • Tales of Swordfish and Tuna, Harper, 1927.
  • (With others) Zane Grey: The Man and His Work, Harper, 1928.
  • Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing, Harper, 1928.
  • Tales of Tahitian Waters, Harper, 1931.
  • An American Angler in Australia, Harper, 1937.
  • The Zane Grey Omnibus, edited by Ruth G. Gentles, Harper, 1943.
  • Wilderness Trek: A Novel of Australia, Harper, 1944.
  • Adventures in Fishing, edited and with notes by Ed Zern, Harper, 1952.
  • Zane Grey, Outdoorsman: Zane Grey's Best Hunting and Fishing Tales, Prentice-Hall, 1972.
  • Shark! Zane Grey's Tales of Man-Eating Sharks, edited by Loren Grey, Belmont, 1976.
  • The Reef Girl: A Novel of Tahiti, edited by Loren Grey, Harper, 1977.
  • Zane Grey's Tales from the Fisherman's Log, Hodder & Stoughton, 1979.
  • The Undiscovered Zane Grey Fishing Stories, , edited by George Reiger, New Century, 1983.
  • Zane Grey: A Photographic Odyssey (photographs), text by Loren Grey, Taylor, 1985.
  • George Washington, Frontiersman, edited by Carlton Jackson, University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1994.
  • Zane Grey on Fishing, edited by Terry Mort, Lyons (Guilford, CT), 2003.

Also coauthor of screenplays The Vanishing Pioneer, 1928, and Rangle River, 1936.

Source: Contemporary Authors Online, 2003
Gale Database: Contemporary Authors Online
Source Citation: " Zane Grey." 2003. Books & Authors. Gale. Gale Internal User 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>