{"product_id":"riders-of-the-purple-sage-paperback-1","title":"Riders of the Purple Sage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZane Grey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiders of the Purple Sage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a small Mormon community in southern Utah, \u003cstrong\u003eJane Withersteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young, unmarried Mormon woman faces growing pressure to marry a local elder of her church. \u003cstrong\u003eElder Tull\u003c\/strong\u003e, a polygamist, already has two wives and seeks to marry \u003cstrong\u003eJane\u003c\/strong\u003e not just for her beauty, but to take control of the ranch her late father passed on to her.\u003cstrong\u003eJane\u003c\/strong\u003e's resistance to marriage only serves to increase the mounting resentment against \"Gentiles\" (non-Mormons) in the area. \u003cstrong\u003eBern Venters\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of \u003cstrong\u003eJane Withersteen\u003c\/strong\u003e's ranch hands and potential suitor, becomes the focus of this resentment and is nearly killed by \u003cstrong\u003eElder Tull\u003c\/strong\u003e and his men before a mysterious rider interrupts the procedure. The rider, a man named Lassiter, is a gunslinger known for his exploits in other Mormon settlements further north.Lassiter's intercession on Venters' behalf sets off a chain reaction of threats, violence, theft, and murder as \u003cstrong\u003eJane Withersteen\u003c\/strong\u003e fights to maintain both her ranch and her independence.First published in \u003cstrong\u003e1912\u003c\/strong\u003e, Riders of the \u003cstrong\u003ePurple Sage\u003c\/strong\u003e is considered to have played a prominent role in shaping the Western genre. It was \u003cstrong\u003eZane Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e's best-selling book and has remained popular ever since.Riders of the Purple Sage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a small Mormon community in southern Utah, \u003cstrong\u003eJane Withersteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young, unmarried Mormon woman faces growing pressure to marry a local elder of her church. \u003cstrong\u003eElder Tull\u003c\/strong\u003e, a polygamist, already has two wives and seeks to marry \u003cstrong\u003eJane\u003c\/strong\u003e not just for her beauty, but to take control of the ranch her late father passed on to her.\u003cstrong\u003eJane\u003c\/strong\u003e's resistance to marriage only serves to increase the mounting resentment against \"Gentiles\" (non-Mormons) in the area. \u003cstrong\u003eBern Venters\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of \u003cstrong\u003eJane Withersteen\u003c\/strong\u003e's ranch hands and potential suitor, becomes the focus of this resentment and is nearly killed by \u003cstrong\u003eElder Tull\u003c\/strong\u003e and his men before a mysterious rider interrupts the procedure. The rider, a man named Lassiter, is a gunslinger known for his exploits in other Mormon settlements further north.Lassiter's intercession on Venters' behalf sets off a chain reaction of threats, violence, theft, and murder as \u003cstrong\u003eJane Withersteen\u003c\/strong\u003e fights to maintain both her ranch and her independence.First published in \u003cstrong\u003e1912\u003c\/strong\u003e, Riders of the \u003cstrong\u003ePurple Sage\u003c\/strong\u003e is considered to have played a prominent role in shaping the Western genre. 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