Story By Pearl Zane Grey
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Pearl Zane Grey

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L'oro del deserto
Updated at Apr 18, 2023, 00:51
Quando Dick Burton, lasciatosi alle spalle gli agi di una famiglia facoltosa, raggiunge la città di frontiera di Casita, nel pieno delle rivolte messicane, sa che lo aspettano molte avventure, ma non può immaginare che in pochi mesi si troverà a lottare per la vita, intrappolato nel deserto di Sonora.Il vecchio amico George Thorne lo coinvolge infatti nel salvataggio della bella Mercedes Castaneda, perseguitata dal bandito Rojas. Con l’aiuto di due cow boy e di un misterioso indiano, i due cercheranno di sfuggire a Rojas prima di arrivare alla conclusione che solo affrontandolo potranno mettere fine alla vi- cenda.Così facendo, Dick troverà l’amore e ritroverà il rispetto di se stesso.
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Betty Zane
Updated at Dec 31, 2020, 00:33
Elizabeth "Betty" Zane McLaughlin Clark (July 19, 1765 – August 23, 1823) was a heroine of the Revolutionary War on the American frontier. She was the daughter of William Andrew Zane and Nancy Ann (née Nolan) Zane, and the sister of Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Isaac Zane and Andrew Zane. Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, his books have had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.
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