{"product_id":"2940013780101","title":"THE SPIRIT OF THE BORDER (EARLY WESTERN SETTLERS)","description":"THE SPIRIT OF THE BORDER...IS A NOVEL ABOUT THE EARLY SETTLERS IN THE OHIO VALLEY.  A WESTERN NOVEL! 265 PAGES IN PRINT! A HISTORICAL NOVEL IN MANY ASPECTS!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• This volume includes a “Detailed Biography” of our author, Zane Grey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZane Grey's second novel is about life along the early American western frontier. Drawn from personal family history, he captures the brutality and the compassion of the early pioneers and the Indian nations that they were dispossessing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLewis Wetzel \"Le vent de la mort\", (Death Wind) is a prominent figure in this book. Wetzel is a genuine historical personage and is accurately portrayed as both a guardian to the border settlements and the Indian hater and killer he was known to be. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book follows the life and adventures of two brothers Jim and Joe, Jim a Christian missionary and Joe a gregarious newcomer to frontier life. Wetzel always known as a loner, develops a friendship with the young man Joe and trains him in the ways of forest woodcraft. All the while Jim struggles to strengthen and protect the already established Morvian Indian mission. All of this set against the intrigue of Indian politics,war and the rampaging murders and kidnappings of the white renegades Simon and Jim Girty. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough an historical novel, Zane Grey uses the various characters and happenings as a vehicle to give us a clear picture of the sentiment surrounding the precarious daily life for both the defenders of the Indian nations and those who acted as the American border rangers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking for another good book?  Just enter the name \"TLC BOOKS, EDITED\" at the search box and you will be taken to our main page, where you will be able to peruse all our titles…many are Christian and Wholesome novels.","brand":"TLC BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180445352176,"sku":"2940013780101","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013780101_p0.jpg?v=1763599070","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013780101","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}