The Bloody Border Trails

'Desert Gold' is set on the Arizona border with Mexico and tells the story of Dick Gale, a restless wanderer in the west, who goes out west to prove himself. Gale runs into an old friend George Thorne, a US Army officer, and two of them join forces to protect Mercedes, George's romantic interest, who is being relentlessly pursued by a Mexican bandit named Rojas. 'The Lone Star Ranger' takes place in Texas, the Lone Star State, with the famous band of highly capable law enforcement officers known as Texas Rangers. The story follows the life of Buck Duane, son of a famous outlaw and a man who becomes an outlaw himself. Though an outlaw is not always a criminal, if the Rangers say he is an outlaw, it's just as bad - he's a hunted man. After killing a man in self-defense, Duane is forced to 'go on the dodge'. Duane turns up at an outlaw's hideout, still revolting at the idea of outlawry. At the outlaw hideout, he meets a kidnapped, beautiful young woman and desires to see her free. Duane later joins the Rangers, who want him to help to clear the frontier of major cattle rustlers and bank robbers, in return for the governor's pardon of his illegal deeds. 'The Border Legion' tells the story of a cold hearted man named Jack Kells who falls in love with Miss Joan Randle, a girl his legion has taken captive near the Idaho border. 'The Border Legion' follows the story of Joan Randle, a woman on the Idaho frontier. She is pursued by Jim Cleve, but Joan rejects him, and brokenhearted, Jim leaves town to become an outlaw. Joan regrets her refusal and goes after him, but gets taken captive near the Idaho border by the legion of Jack Kells. So begins a wild adventure for Joan.

Zane Grey (1872-1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that were a basis for the Western genre in literature and the arts. With his veracity and emotional intensity, he connected with millions of readers worldwide, during peacetime and war, and inspired many Western writers who followed him. Grey was a major force in shaping the myths of the Old West; his books and stories were adapted into other media, such as film and TV productions. He was the author of more than 90 books, some published posthumously and/or based on serials originally published in magazines.