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In the purple sage country, a woman's kindness puts her ranch, her home, and her independence at risk.
In Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage, Jane Withersteen owns a prosperous ranch in Cottonwoods, Utah. A devout Mormon, she refuses to let local religious leaders rule her conscience. Elder Tull wants her to marry him and threatens those she protects. When his men threaten her friend Bern Venters, the feared gunman Lassiter arrives.
As cattle vanish and her ranch grows less secure, Jane faces pressure that reaches beyond armed violence. Lassiter protects her while pursuing a grievance of his own. Meanwhile, Venters follows rustlers into the canyons and encounters a masked rider linked to Oldring's band. Across exposed plains and sheltered valleys, loyalty, love, and independence carry real danger.
What you’ll discover
- A conscience under pressure Follow Jane as she holds to kindness while resisting demands made in the name of faith.
- A dangerous protector Meet Lassiter, whose feared reputation brings protection to Jane and tension to her world.
- Canyons full of mystery Ride with Venters into rustler country, where a masked stranger draws him deeper.
- Love against community Explore romances in which affection opens a path away from an oppressive community.
- A landscape that matters Cross open sage plains where riders stand exposed, then seek shelter among cliffs and secluded valleys.
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It suits lovers of frontier adventure, gunfighters with a code, wild canyon country, and romances where faith, loyalty, and courage are tested. It suits anyone who enjoys rich landscapes and a rider's view of the old West.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A gunman rides out of the sage
- Jane's church tightens its grip
- Lassiter becomes Jane's rider and friend
- Venters finds a secret in Deception Pass
- A hidden valley changes two lives
- The walls close in on Withersteen House
- Faith can be turned into a weapon
- Land, water, and horses carry the meaning
- A romance told in color and suspense
Who’s who
- Jane WithersteenA rich, generous Mormon woman who owns Cottonwoods and its spring, and who wants to keep her faith, her friends, and her freedom to choose.
- LassiterA black-clad gunman with a soft voice who rides into Utah to find Milly Erne's grave and follows an old purpose he carries.
- Bern VentersA young rider driven out of Cottonwoods for befriending Jane, who goes into the canyons to find the rustlers and finds more.
- BessA young rider found in Deception Pass, wounded and afraid, who longs for safety and fears being taken back to the rustlers.
- Elder TullA dark, jealous church elder who wants Jane for his wife and her land for his church, and who works in secret.
- Bishop DyerThe stout, commanding bishop of Cottonwoods, who has long guided Jane's faith and expects her to obey.
- OldringA huge, black-bearded rustler chief who hides his men and his true work in the canyons of Deception Pass.
- Fay LarkinA golden-haired four-year-old from a poor Gentile home, whom Jane loves like a daughter and who wins Lassiter's heart.
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Les Cavaliers de la sauge pourpre
by Zane Grey · 1912
A gunman in black rides into a Utah village where one woman's land and water tempt her church.
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A woman holds the water that keeps a whole Utah village alive, and the men of her church want it, and her. Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey is set in 1871 in Cottonwoods.
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A gunman rides out of the sage
Jane Withersteen owns most of Cottonwoods. Her father left her the stone house, thousands of cattle, and Amber Spring, the water that keeps the village green. She is twenty-eight, rich, and loved, and she senses the ground shifting beneath her.
Because Jane befriends Venters, the church has marked him. Elder Tull rides up with six men to order him out of Utah or take a whipping. Tull is jealous, and he wants Jane, her spring, and her herds. In desperation she prays that a fearless man might ride out of the sage.
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What is Riders of the Purple Sage about?
It follows Jane Withersteen, a rich Mormon woman in Utah in 1871, as church leaders pressure her to obey and marry. A gunman named Lassiter and a young rider named Venters become her allies as rustlers and secrets close in.
Who is Lassiter in Riders of the Purple Sage?
Lassiter is a black-clad gunman with a soft voice who arrives in Cottonwoods looking for Milly Erne's grave. He is feared across Utah, yet he shows gentleness toward Jane and little Fay, and he has a purpose of his own.
What does the purple sage stand for in the book?
Purple sage is the wild desert brush that covers the Utah uplands. It marks the world of riders, its colors change with the light, and Grey uses it to show beauty, danger, and a hiding place.
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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