Desert Gold and The Light of Western Stars

"No man has employed the Western story formula with better results." —The New York Times From the legendary writer of the west: two complete novels in one low-priced edition. Desert Gold While rescuing a lovely Spanish maiden from Mexican rebels, former Union soldier Dick Gale partners up with a pair of rough-hewn cowboys. The three men take refuge on the ranch of Al Belding, where Gale finds a new mission helping breed fine horses and carving a settlement out of the wild landscape. But angry, greedy men have their eyes on the rich ranchlands—and the beautiful women who live there. The Light of Western Stars Searching for her brother Al, Maddie Hammond gets off the transcontinental railroad in the middle of the night, in a New Mexico town full of drunken, dangerous men. A hard-bitten cowboy drags her before a priest and insists that they be married—until he hears her name. Al Hammond, a ranch foreman, holds the loyalties of many cowboys and ranchers, whom he defends from cruel lawmen and Mexican rebels alike. Maddie eagerly joins the struggle for freedom. Other Zane Grey doubles Wildfire and The Heritage of the Desert The Spirit of the Border and The Last Trail The Lone Star Ranger and The Mysterious Rider The Last of the Plainsmen and Last of the Great Scouts Riders of the Purple Sage and The Rainbow Trail Betty Zane and To the Last Man