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Drift Fence

The Drift Fence and The Hash Knife Outfit are linked Arizona cattle-country novels set in 1889–1890. The first centres on a controversial barbed-wire project intended to protect a ranch from drifting cattle and theft; the sequel follows the continuing consequences through rustlers, endangered families and an outlaw seeking an honest life.

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Books in this series (2 books)

The Drift Fence cover

1. The Drift Fence

Zane Grey

First published 1933

4.2(537)

A young man is sent into Arizona’s Mogollon country to build a long barbed-wire drift fence intended to control cattle moving across the range. The project immediately challenges people who profit from loose boundaries, rustling and the difficulty of proving where livestock truly belong. As construction…

The Hash Knife Outfit cover

2. The Hash Knife Outfit

Zane Grey

First published 1933

4.1(641)

An outlaw who wants to leave crime behind becomes involved with two women threatened by a rustling outfit in Arizona’s Mogollon country. Protecting them requires him to use the same hard skills that once kept him alive among criminals, even as he tries to prove that…