Riders of the Purple Sage (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Zane Grey
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Plot: Western
- Time of Work: 1871
- Setting: Southern Utah
- Principal Characters: Jane Withersteen, Jim Lassiter, Berne Venters, Elder Tull, Bishop Dyer, Oldring, Bess
- Genres: Long fiction, Western fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Religion, West, U.S., Frontier or pioneer life, Mormons
The Novel
Riders of the Purple Sage begins in Cottonwoods, a little Utah border settlement where life is made possible by Amber Spring, belonging to Jane Withersteen. Although her father has left her a fortune and she owns most of Cottonwoods, her fellow Mormons, led by the evil Bishop Dyer and Elder Tull, try to dominate her. They especially dislike her friendship with Berne Venters, a young rider who does not share their faith. When they attempt to whip Venters and drive him out of Utah, Jim Lassiter, a Texas gunfighter, intervenes.
For years, Lassiter has been...
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