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Forlorn River

Forlorn River and Nevada follow Nevada and Ben Ide through wild-horse country, ranching conflict and the struggle to leave a violent past behind. The first novel establishes the friendship and the remote California-Oregon setting; Nevada carries the story into a later phase in which rustlers and old loyalties again threaten an honest future.

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Books in this series (2 books)

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1. Forlorn River

Zane Grey

First published 1927

4.2(543)

Ben Ide rejects the settled future his father expects and commits himself to the dangerous work of hunting wild horses in the California-Oregon border country around the turn of the twentieth century. The range offers freedom, but it also exposes divisions within his family and tests…

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2. Nevada

Zane Grey

First published 1928

4.2(931)

Around 1903, Nevada returns from years of wandering through Oregon, California and Arizona hoping to build an honest life and claim a future with the woman he loves. His reputation and past violence have not disappeared, however, and trouble on the range soon forces him back…