A second plot involves a innocent girl Bern Venters accidentally shot…or is she innocent?! The lives of all these people intertwine …. Set in mid-spring to late-summer in 1871 Utah, the story follows Jane Withersteen, a young woman struggling to triumph over persecution by the polygamous flock of her Mormon fundamentalist church. The plot deepens and it involves a horse race and a decision to whether to roll a large stone that forever closes off the only way in or out of her hiding place. Riders of the Purple Sage is the 1912 western novel written by American author Zane Grey. In the remote border country of South Utah, a man is about to be whipped by the Mormons in order to pressure Jane Withersteen into marrying against her will. she abandons her beliefs and discovers her true love. The novel that set the pattern for the modern Western, Riders of the Purple Sage was first published in 1912, immediately selling over a million copies. She is blinded by her faith to see that her church men are the ones harming her. Things get complicated when Bern Venters and Lassiter, a famous gunman and killer of Mormons help her look after her cattle and horses. illustrated Hardcover at the best online. A leader of the church, Elder Tull, wants to marry her, but she has evaded him for years. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1912 Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey 1st ed. Riders of the Purple Sage is a novel that tells the story of a woman by the name of Jane Withersteen and her battle to overcome persecution by members of her polygamous Mormon fundamentalist church.
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