Monday, July 23, 2018

The Rainbow Trail, AKA The Desert Crucible by Zane Grey (1915)

Yes; fantastic summer reading. I enjoyed this book very much. And yes it is critical to read The Riders of the Purple Sage 1st

This an amazing sequel, where the Riders was as fairly complicated story with many characters and sub stories. The Rainbow has few characters and a concise story line.

This 1st ed. copy is a pleasure to hold.



 Our couple sitting at the Bridge

A nice Christmas gift to Will

We have a huge story centered around the Mormons and their bizarre behaviors, just as we have in the Riders.

Our hero is a very introspective wanderer and is open with all of his character flaws.

As the title says "A Romance" it is indeed.

The return of the familiar characters is so much fun. 

Another area of deep investigation is the issue of the Indian genocide, something that Grey may have seen 1st hand.

I did a little research and the Rainbow Bridge is STILL hard to get to; back then it required substantial effort.









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