Résumé
Résumé de Le Ranger du Texas
À qui s’adresse-t-il ?
Readers who love Western adventure, gunfighters with a conscience, desert chases, and a growing romance will love this tale. It suits anyone who enjoys outlaw hideouts, the Texas Rangers, and a hero fighting his own nature.
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What does it cost a man to be feared? Buck Duane, the last of an old Texas fighting family, kills one drunk cowboy in self-defense and has to flee his home. Zane Grey wrote this border romance about outlaw camps, a captive girl, and a ranger captain with an unlikely offer. You get a fast, vivid tale of the Rio Grande frontier. First, meet the young man who fears his own blood.
Dans ce résumé
- 1A Gunfight Turns Buck Duane Into a FugitiveFree
- 2A Cheerful Outlaw Teaches Him the Border
- 3Bland's Hidden Valley Tests His Nerve
- 4Jennie Gives His Life a Purpose
- 5The Escape From the Rim Rock Costs Dearly
- 6Years of Flight and a Chase Through the Brakes
- 7A Ranger Captain Offers a Pardon
- 8The Town of Fairdale Hides a Secret
- 9Themes and Voice: Blood, Fear and Redemption
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A Gunfight Turns Buck Duane Into a Fugitive
Buck Duane is twenty-three, the son of a feared gunman. His uncle Jim warns him that a drunk cowboy named Cal Bain is hunting him in the town of Wellston. Duane feels a strange fever rise in his blood and fears it more than any man.
He walks the empty main street and meets Bain. Duane draws in the underhand style his father taught him and fires twice. A gambler lays the ace of spades over the two bullet holes, and a bystander says like father, like son.
Uncle Jim has a saddled horse ready at the gate. Duane learns that a fair fight under Texas law can still make a man an outlaw. That night a pale vision of the dying Bain lies in his campfire's glow, and it will return for years.
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Questions about Le Ranger du Texas
What is The Lone Star Ranger about?
It follows Buck Duane, a young Texan forced to flee as an outlaw after a gunfight. He lives among border gangs, rescues a captive girl, and later takes a pardon in return for secret ranger work against a mysterious outlaw chief.
Who is Cheseldine in The Lone Star Ranger?
Cheseldine is the legendary leader of the biggest rustling and robbery gang in the Big Bend country. Almost nobody has seen him, and Duane's mission as a ranger is to find out who he really is.
Is The Lone Star Ranger a true story?
It is fiction, inspired by stories Zane Grey heard from Texas Rangers on the Rio Grande. Grey says he freely retells Ranger Coffee's account of Buck Duane, using his imagination to shape the story.
Why does Buck Duane fear himself?
Duane feels a sudden rush of blood and a cold urge to kill before gunfights. He believes he inherited this fighting instinct from his father, and the dead men he has shot seem to haunt him.
Is The Lone Star Ranger easy to follow?
Yes, the story moves quickly through chases, camp scenes, and showdowns. A clear hero, strong settings, and concrete goals help guide you through the action and make it enjoyable for lovers of Western adventure.