Who's Who in the Western Novels of Zane Grey

Best known for his popular Western fiction, American author Zane Grey has often been called the "Homer of the West." His works influenced many subsequent writers in the Western genre and provided the raw material for dozens of popular Western films. This book provides an index of the major and minor characters in Zane's Western novels and short fiction. It provides a brief summary of each character and includes a complete list of the novels or short stories in which the character appears. In many cases, the author also provides an analysis of the character's thematic significance within Grey's Western fiction as a whole. Best known for his popular Western fiction, American author Zane Grey has often been called the "Homer of the West." His works influenced many subsequent writers in the genre and provided the raw material for dozens of popular Western films. This book is a dictionary of the major and minor characters in Zane Grey's Western novels and short fiction, providing a brief description and summary of each character and identifying the novels or short stories in which the character appears. Many entries also include an analysis of the character's thematic significance within the author's Western fiction as a whole. "American author Zane Grey has often been called the "Homer of the West." This work provides an index of the characters in Zane's Western novels and short fiction. Organized alphabetically by character, the index provides a brief summary of each character and includes a complete list of the novels or short stories in which they appear"--Provided by publisher Best known for his popular Western novels, American author Zane Grey has often been called the "Homer of the West." This work provides an index of the major and minor characters in Zane's Western novels and short fiction. It also provides an analysis of the character's thematic significance within Grey's Western fiction as a whole.