Zane Grey tells the story of a young German-American wheat farmer searching for his identity during the turmoil of WWI. Torn between his desire to fight for the U.S. and his future on the Western frontier, his choices mark a passage into manhood.
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Zane Grey tells the story of a young German-American wheat farmer searching for his identity during the turmoil of WWI. Torn between his desire to fight for the U.S. and his future on the Western frontier, his choices mark a passage into manhood.
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Add this copy of The Desert of Wheat to cart. $2.63, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Pocket Books.
Add this copy of The Desert of Wheat to cart. $2.95, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Add this copy of The Desert of Wheat to cart. $3.27, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill of Colorado rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by HarperPrism.
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Fair. This item is in overall acceptable condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have heavy wear including creases, bends, edge wear, curled corners or minor tears as well as stickers or sticker-residue. Pages are intact but may have minor curls, bends or moderate to considerable highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have heavy wear. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. A well-read copy overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
Add this copy of The Desert of Wheat: a Story of the Riders of the Dawn to cart. $3.76, good condition, Sold by Vashon Island Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vashon, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1947 by Grosset & Dunlap.
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Good/Fair. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Used Pages warped due to water damage, bookplate to front endpaper, overall staining and wear to binding, DJ spine foot chipped, DJ edges creased and well rubbed, overall soiling to DJ rear.
Add this copy of The Desert of Wheat to cart. $4.89, fair condition, Sold by CatTale's Books & Gifts rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brainerd, MN, UNITED STATES, published by Grosset & Dunlap.
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Good- No Jacket. G-hb in green boards, no dj, front board slightly curled and loose, spine faded, shelf wear to cover edges and spine ends, pages lightly foxed, text clean.
Add this copy of The Desert of Wheat to cart. $5.51, good condition, Sold by citywbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Salt Lake City, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Pocket.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of The Desert of Wheat to cart. $6.43, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2020 by Independently Published.
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Add this copy of Desert of Wheat, the to cart. $6.80, good condition, Sold by Becker's Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1946 by Walter J. Black.
Whether you are an old hand, or a greenhorn who has heard of Zane Grey and willing to try one of his books, The Desert of Wheat will not disappoint....unless you are expecting cowboys on horses or shoot-outs in the streets. This book has neither, but it does give us a taste of the conditions which existed during the period of years surrounding the 1st World War--especially the activity and philosophy of a group called the IWW, the Industrial Workers of the World-a socialist, communist organization espousing destruction of the United States. There is espionage, arson, murder, and intrigue all set in the wheat growing district of Washington state known as the Columbia Basin. Also, as with any Zane Grey book the vivid descriptions of landscape and his fully rounded and well developed characters are there, as well as the romance, all heightened amid the backdrop of the War--a German father who hates America; the son who wants to fight for American; the daughter of a rich banker who will do anything to keep the man she loves from going to war. The theme, the intense interaction of the characters involved make for one of the best of Zane Grey. A note of reminder: This was a contemporary novel, written and set and published during the time period it displays, so some of the language may seem dated in places, but true to the period and times. Zane Grey has often been charged with his broad use of colloquialisms, and in some of his later novels it does seem over used, but Zane Grey wrote the way he heard people speak. I highly recommend this version if you cannot find or afford the unexpurgated version recently published in 2012 War Comes to the Big Bend.
