Riders of the Purple Sage

In the isolated desert town of Cottonwoods, Utah, the clash between personal freedom and religious control comes to a head. Jane Withersteen is a fiercely independent woman — a rare force in a patriarchal society — who refuses to bow to the pressures of her Mormon community. When her defiance puts everything she owns at risk, she finds unlikely allies in two outsiders: Bern Venters, a loyal rider forced into exile, and Jim Lassiter, a mysterious gunslinger on a quest for justice. As secrets unravel and tensions explode, the three must stand together against tyranny, risking everything for a chance at truth, freedom, and redemption. A bold critique of religious authoritarianism and a celebration of resilience in the American West, Riders of the Purple Sage remains a powerful, fast-paced novel that resonates with readers over a century after its first publication. Zane Grey (1872–1939) was a prolific American author best known for popularizing the Western genre in literature. His full name was Pearl Zane Grey, and although he began his career as a dentist, he found international fame as a writer, with more than 90 books to his name — many of which became bestsellers and were adapted into films, radio shows, and television series.