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    The Light of Western Stars
    The Light of Western Stars
    The Light of Western Stars
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    The Light of Western Stars

    Written by Zane Grey

    Narrated by Gene Engene

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    When New York society beauty Madeline Hammond buys a ranch near the turbulent Mexican frontier, she gets more than she bargained for including a bloody revolution and the ravages of a bandit raid. Additionally, she is abducted by Mexican guerillas and finally rescued by Gene Stewart, the daring and legendary El Capitan, with whom she falls in love. Then when the tables are turned, and Stewart becomes the captive and is sentenced to death by the bandits, Madeline and her vaqueros ride into the lawless wilds of Mexico in a desperate bid to save his life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion
    Release dateApr 15, 2005
    ISBN9781614532132
    Author

    Zane Grey

    Zane Grey (1872–1939) was born in Zanesville, Ohio, a city named for a Revolutionary War hero who was his ancestor. After attending the University of Pennsylvania on a baseball scholarship, he started a dentistry practice in New York City and wrote in the evenings. An avid outdoorsman, Grey found his inspiration in the American West, and his bestselling novels, including the iconic Riders of the Purple Sage, established the conventions and the enduring popularity of the Western genre.

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    • 3/5
      Great story. Extremely racist and vulgar. Untrue view of Mexicans.
    • 5/5
      Grey has a way of coloring a story with words
    • 3/5
      This was a book club selection. I probably wouldn't have read it otherwise. This was written in 1914 and it was a little difficult to get around the stereotypes of that time. With some eye rolling on my part I did finish it and really enjoyed the landscape and story. There were editorial gaps in his stories timeline and possibilities of the characters abilities to get things done in the time allotted.
    • 5/5
      later the words "a romance" was added to the title (circa 1942). well it should be. call me a fuddy-duddy, but i still thrill to the non-physical descriptions of romance mr. grey gives us with the hero gene stewart and heroine margaret "majesty" hammond. it makes me eager to tackle another grey novel.