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What if the life that helps you heal takes you far from the person you love?
Glenn Kilbourne returns from the First World War weakened in body and spirit. In Arizona’s canyon country, he seeks a way to recover and live again. Red cliffs, tall pines and a clear running creek offer something the city cannot. But the place that draws him also tests his engagement.
Carley Burch, his fiancée, belongs to New York society. As Glenn grows stronger, their hopes pull toward different worlds. In The Call of the Canyon, Zane Grey brings an earnest love story into wild country, asking what two people must value if they are to build a life together.
What you’ll discover
- A soldier seeking peace Follow Glenn as he looks beyond survival toward a life he can bear to live.
- Canyon country close at hand Spend time among red cliffs, tall pines and clear water in Grey’s lingering landscape writing.
- Love between two worlds Feel the strain as Glenn’s growing attachment to Arizona puts his engagement to the test.
- A woman weighing love Meet Carley as she faces the question of what she truly values in love.
- More than a backdrop Explore a romance where cliffs, weather and water help shape the question of a good life.
Who will love it
Readers drawn to the American West, sweeping landscapes, and unfolding romance will love this novel, as will those fascinated by life after the First World War.
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- A strange letter sends Carley across America
- Lolomi Lodge gives her kindness and a rival
- Glenn's cabin and a dinner cooked on the fire
- A hard ride to Deep Lake tests the tenderfoot
- The Painted Desert and the sheep dip
- Haze Ruff teaches her a hard lesson
- Hogs, anger, and a word Carley dreads
- New York cannot hold her any longer
- What the story says about work, women, and war
- How the story is told: voice, nature, and mood
Who’s who
- Carley BurchA rich, spoiled New York woman who goes west to take her fiancé home and finds that the land is changing her.
- Glenn KilbourneA veteran, gassed and shell shocked, who rebuilds his health and spirit in a log cabin and raises hogs.
- Flo HutterThe frank, fearless daughter of the Lodge, who nursed Glenn through his worst illness and loves him honestly.
- Tom HutterA calm, kind sheep rancher who owns Lolomi Lodge and gives Glenn work and friendship.
- Lee StantonA handsome young foreman, loyal and steady, who loves Flo and suffers from her divided heart.
- Haze RuffA huge, rough sheep dipper whose bold stare and blunt words force Carley to look at herself.
- Aunt MaryCarley's shrewd, gentle aunt, who sends her west and waits for her to find herself.
- CharleyAn odd, kind herder with a dry wit who guides Carley and likes telling stories.
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Der Ruf des Canyons
by Zane Grey · 1924
A New York socialite rides a stubborn mustang into Arizona canyon country to bring her soldier fiancé home.
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Would you trade silk gowns, fast cars, and a crowd of friends for a log cabin and a hog pen? Carley Burch, a rich young woman in New York just after the First World War, never asks herself that question at first.
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A strange letter sends Carley across America
Carley reads Glenn's letter on a cold April day in New York and cannot decide what it means. He says he loves her more than before, but that he is not coming back just yet. Those two words, just yet, bother her aunt Mary.
Glenn came home from France gassed and shell shocked, silent and haunted. On New Year's Day he announced that he was going West. Now he writes of red canyon walls and a silence he finds sweet. Carley feels a sudden, blazing wish to go and see him.
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Grey, Zane. The Call of the Canyon. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-call-of-the-canyon.
Grey, Z. (2026). The call of the canyon. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-call-of-the-canyon (Original work published 1924)
Grey, Zane. The Call of the Canyon. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-call-of-the-canyon.
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What is The Call of the Canyon about?
It follows Carley Burch, a wealthy New Yorker, who travels to Arizona to bring her fiancé Glenn Kilbourne home from the war's aftermath. Instead she finds him healed by outdoor work, and she is forced to question her own life.
Who are Glenn Kilbourne and Flo Hutter?
Glenn is a World War veteran, gassed and shell shocked, who regains his health on a ranch in Oak Creek Canyon. Flo is Tom Hutter's daughter; she sat with Glenn all night when he nearly died and remains close to him.
When was The Call of the Canyon written and is it a true story?
Zane Grey wrote it in the years after the First World War, and it explores the war's aftermath. The characters are invented, but it draws on real places such as Flagstaff, Oak Creek Canyon, and the Painted Desert.
The author
Zane Grey
1872–1939 · American Western novelist
Zane Grey (1872–1939) was an American novelist born in Zanesville, Ohio. He worked as a dentist before becoming a writer. He wrote Western novels, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) and The Rainbow Trail (1915). He later lived in Altadena, California, where he died in 1939.
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