Riders of the Purple SageNo book has a better claim to have invented the myth of the American West. It is 1871 in Cottonwoods, Utah. This is the story of the gunman, Lassiter, and the Mormon rancher, Jane Withersteen. |
Contents
Lassiter | 1 |
Cottonwoods | 12 |
Amber Spring | 24 |
Deception Pass | 36 |
The Masked Rider | 49 |
The MillWheel of Steers | 62 |
The Daughter of Withersteen | 78 |
Surprise Valley | 88 |
Solitude and Storm | 164 |
West Wind | 178 |
Shadows on the SageSlope | 188 |
Gold | 207 |
Wranglers Race Run | 218 |
Oldrings Knell | 235 |
Fay | 251 |
Lassiters Way | 264 |
Silver Spruce and Aspens | 102 |
Love | 117 |
Faith and Unfaith | 132 |
The Invisible Hand | 149 |
Black Star and Night | 276 |
Riders of the Purple Sage | 294 |
The Fall of Balancing Rock | 302 |
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