Knights of the Range

Name: Knights of the Range
Rating: 4.06 (527 reviews)

by Zane Grey Book 1 in the Knights of the Range series.

First published 1939

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Eastern New Mexico, in the mid-1870s. A ranch threatened by lawless men draws together a varied group of cowboys whose loyalty to its young owner turns ordinary range work into a struggle against intimidation and violence. The men must decide how far they are prepared to go when local authority offers little protection and their opponents are willing to use fear to control the country.

The novel follows the tensions of ranch life in a region where ownership, reputation and personal allegiance can matter as much as formal law. As the conflict sharpens, the possibility of an honest future depends on whether the ranch hands can act together without becoming indistinguishable from the men they oppose.