"Wanderer of the Wasteland" by Zane Grey (Kindle Edition) - Preview Available

Click Here to See Preview THE lure of the desert is the theme of Zane Grey's novel. It tells the story of Adam Larey, a boy of eighteen, who becomes a fugitive from justice and escapes into the desert, where remains for fourteen years, a "wanderer of the wasteland." He takes a new name, and the desert makes a new man of him, and strong to endure hardship and brave in the face of danger, a man to be feared by his enemies and loved by his friends. His wanderings take him through Death Valley and the surrounding count and the author has managed to convey something both of horror and of the fascination of this desolate region. Indeed might be objected—and with some justice—that Mr. Grey has been so intent upon picturing the desert, with its shriveling heat and its blinding glare, that at times he almost forgets his story. And yet, in one sense, the desert is the story, for it leaves its mark on all the men and women who come in contact with it, and becomes the arbiter of their destinies.In