Zane Grey

[Robert Scott]

Anybody into reading these old westerns? I think my father read everyone of them while smoking his Sir Walter Raleigh....

I would like to start but don't know anything about them...

Any recommendations???

Thanks....

[Allen]

To me, the main thing I learned from school is BOOKS SUCK, but that's just me. If I were going to start with the Zane Grey stories I would look into ebay, they have the books and the DVD's but in most cases the entire series or set isn't offered. You'd have to buy books separately or buy the DVD's per season.

Since they've been in print for so long you might try the local public library. They may even have the DVD's or VHS videos as well.

[Robert Scott]

Thank you, I like books and our local public libraries are great...I enjoy the movie only after I've read the book..

[barretcreek]

Do a little research to find out if any of the books are part of a sequence. Tony Hillerman wrote his stuff to be read that way. Same with a retired SEAL who's characters do all the things he wasn't allowed to.

[Allen]

Can't beat the price at the library.

I haven't checked out a book from a library in the past 55 years but have stopped in to use one of their computers when mine was out of order so I actually have an active library card.

I'll bet these days if they don't have what you want they can find which library does. These books should be easy to find.

[Robert Scott]

Yep, I know where to find 'em. I am looking for feedback as to where to start with his books, and I don't know if any were written in sequence... he wrote hundreds...

Riders of the Purple Sage was his best-selling book..

[Allen]

Sorry. I misunderstood.

Maybe this will help?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zane_Grey

https://www.westernwriting.com/zane-grey-books/

Then there was the Zane Grey theater TV series.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Powell%27s_Zane_Grey_Theatre

[dryheat]

Reminds me of the Italian movie. The old man dies in his orchard. It was exactly like I remembered from the, well, it's late and I am getting tired.

[Mark in Ottawa]

I just checked Amazon. They have a lot of them for sale at prices that range from cheap to ridiculous

[Allen]

Reminds me of the Italian movie. The old man dies in his orchard. It was exactly like I remembered from the, well, it's late and I am getting tired.

Wasn't that a tomato garden?

Mad magazine did a satire on that many years ago. The Godfather had survived several attempts on his life including being shot only to end up dying in his garden when his grandson sprays him with insecticide.

[bruce]

Riders of the Purple Sage was made into a movie. Liked it. Have enjoyed some other ZG titles that were the basis for movies. Hopefully the ZG books can be found on audio. Sincerely. bruce.

[Robert Scott]

I am going get the Deer Stalker (1925) tomorrow at the library...sounds like a great classic western..

[RED]

As a 10-14 year old kid, I read every one I could find at the local city library in Clarksville AR had most if not all. If you haven?t been to your public library in years, give it a try, you may be surprised. The one here can often find and import out of print books from other libraries.

Some were made into movies and a bunch were the source of the plot of shoot-em-up Saturday afternoon western.

Thanks for posting this.

[Robert Scott]

Looks like Mr. Grey knew his firearms well too.

https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/zane-greys-guns/

[barretcreek]

That '95 looks like a '92 carbine next to him in that photo.

[Allen]

???? Looks like a '95 to me.

[hvymech]

I would recommend Louis L'amour's books starting with the Sackett series. I have them all
and read them in order every few years. Great winter reading. Best Wishes.

[Ned Butts]

^ this! great reading!

[barretcreek]

???? Looks like a '95 to me.

It looks so small.

[Allen]

It looks so small.

The receiver is so different from a '92 though with the 2 piece handle, the extended box mag, no mag tube, and overall shape. Even the forearm is different on the '95.

We still have my Dad's '95 carbine chambered in 30 Govt (30-40 Krag), a '94 30-30 SRC made in 1907 and a few Rossi '92's in 357 and 44 mag along with my Marlin 336T in 30-30.

[dryheat]

This proves nothing, but my Marlin 30-30 was miles better than the Winchester. Rossi made some good pistols (again, my opion).

[Allen]

This proves nothing, but my Marlin 30-30 was miles better than the Winchester. Rossi made some good pistols (again, my opion).

My opinion, yes, Marlins were much better.

Rossi '92. I've read where some of the old westerns were shot with the Rossi's instead of the Winchesters due to cost. Kind of hard to believe as neither cost that much.

I have several Rossi 38's and 357's. Shame they sold out to Taurus. Taurus is good but many of the models got modified or eliminated.

[dryheat]

I only had the one Rossi .38. That was fifteen yrs. ago. You could probably tell me the model no. It was three digits and I think it started with 4. Anyway I sold it to a cop in training through a guy I worked with. Word got back that he liked it. No surprise, it was accurate. I come across an accurate pistol about once every ten years. I need to stop selling them.

[Allen]

I only had the one Rossi .38. That was fifteen yrs. ago. You could probably tell me the model no. It was three digits and I think it started with 4.

If it began with a 4 then maybe a 461 (curved butt) or 462 (square butt). Just guessing here.

[dogtag]

When I was a kid I would go to our local library with three library cards
With my junior one I'd get an adventure story like Coral Island
With my Dad's - a Zane Grey Western
With my Mother's - a murder mystery

I've read practically all Louis L'Amore's stories, Zane Grey, Luke Short.
I have dozens, maybe a hundred Western movies in my collection.