The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border is a novel written by Zane Grey. The story is set in the early 1900s in Texas, where Buck Duane, the protagonist, lives with his family. Buck is a young man who has a reputation as a gunslinger and is feared by many in the town. One day, he is forced to kill a man in self-defense, and he becomes a wanted man. Buck escapes to the border and becomes a lone ranger, seeking redemption for his past actions.As Buck travels through the rugged terrain of Texas, he encounters a variety ...
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The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border is a novel written by Zane Grey. The story is set in the early 1900s in Texas, where Buck Duane, the protagonist, lives with his family. Buck is a young man who has a reputation as a gunslinger and is feared by many in the town. One day, he is forced to kill a man in self-defense, and he becomes a wanted man. Buck escapes to the border and becomes a lone ranger, seeking redemption for his past actions.As Buck travels through the rugged terrain of Texas, he encounters a variety of characters, including outlaws, lawmen, and cowboys. He also meets a beautiful woman named Jennie Lee, who he falls in love with. However, their love is complicated by Buck's past and the danger that surrounds him.Throughout the novel, Buck is torn between his desire for a peaceful life with Jennie Lee and his need to seek justice for his past actions. He must also navigate the complex relationships between the various factions on the border, including the Mexican revolutionaries and the corrupt Texas Rangers.The Lone Star Ranger is a thrilling adventure story that explores the themes of redemption, love, and justice. Zane Grey's vivid descriptions of the Texas landscape and his compelling characters make this a classic Western novel that is still popular today.1914. Illustrated. From the master of the western comes a novel full of romance and adventure. The story begins: So it was in him, then-an inherited fighting instinct, a driving intensity to kill. He was the last of the Duanes, that old fighting stock of Texas. But not the memory of his dead father, nor the pleading of his soft-voiced mother, nor the warning of this uncle who stood before him now, had brought to Buck Duane so much realization of the dark passionate strain in his blood. It was the recurrence, a hundred fold increased in power, of a strange emotion that for the last three years had arisen in him. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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What has traditionally been one of the best selling of Zane Grey's novels, and considered by some to be one of his best, I find far inferior to the two novels from which this book was created by the editors at Harper Brothers. The two novels, Last of the Duanes and Rangers of the Lone Star stand far above this book. There are too many missing events and characters in this version. The female love interest is completely missing in Part Two of the book and there are many other unanswered questions created by the melding of these two works. But, if one is to have a complete set of Zane Grey, then this book is collectable and readable; but NOT one of his best. It is however far superior to anything being published today. I'd say this book is average, or little below average.
readersreader
Jan 20, 2009
shades of the old west
Buckley (Buck) Duane has inherited his fathers skills with a gun. He is fast and accurate. He also has the hot blood of his father, and the pioneer spirit of his mother. He is called out by a half drunk loud mouth, but Buck refuses to fight. Buck doesn't want the reputation of being a gun fighter. The word is spred around that Buck is a coward. The next time he is called out he answers the challenge, and he kills the man after he lets the man draw first. In the rest of the first half of the book, Buck is on the run. He hides out with outlaws, but he never associates with them to the extent that he breaks the law. The second half of the book is about his life as a Texas Ranger. Captain MacNelly, of the Texas Rangers, has gotten a pardon for him from the governor with the proviso that Buck become a Texas Ranger and help clean up the gangs in West Texas. It's easy and exciting reading. If you like westerns, You should like this book.