![]() ![]() The story about three main characters, Bern Venters, Jane Withersteen, and Jim Lassiter, who in various ways struggle with persecution from the local Mormon community ("Mormon" is the informal term for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), led by Bishop Dyer and Elder Tull, in the fictional town of Cottonwoods, Utah. ![]() Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called "the most popular western novel of all time." Riders of the Purple Sage is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Copyright 1912 "Published January, 1912" stated on copyright page Grosset & Dunlap publishers, New York hardbound good condition with unmarked pages except for neat previous owner's name inside minor wear and fading of pages and boards - see pics no dust jacket. ![]()
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