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Fighting Caravans: A Western Story Kindle Edition

by Zane Grey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 531 ratings
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Clint Belmet’s parents were killed in a Comanche raid when he was young, but that hasn't stopped him from taking a job leading freight caravans on the old Santa Fe Trail, from Saint Louis, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico—a route that goes right through Comanche territory. Here is the raw, primitive West of the early pioneers, great caravans of freighters rumbling across the deadly prairies, risking attack by Comanche. In this action-packed adventure from “the greatest novelist of the American West,” twenty-eight wagons loaded with families, supplies, and tough-as-nails Texans are forced to circle up and fight for their lives against relentless assaults by Comanche who have been goaded on and tricked by raiders.

When amid the constant battle Clint falls in love with the beautiful May Bell, he makes an enemy even worse than the Comanche. Lee Murdock wants Mary Bell to himself, not to mention the valuable supplies their caravan is carrying. Soon, Clint must face enemies inside the circled wagons as well as outside.

Zane Grey details the amazing, electric, and bloody days that existed on the American Frontier. Fighting Caravans brings us the story of brave men and women who risk everything for a new life and opportunities, or for the adventure of the wild.

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns—books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians—are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Zane Grey was born on January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio. He was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories which presented an idealized image of the American frontier. The critically acclaimed Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) has become one of the bestselling and most popular books of all time. More than one hundred films, television episodes, and program series, including Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater, have been based on his novels and short stories. He died on October 23, 1939, at his home in Altadena, California.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0175P5MPU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse (November 3, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 757 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 295 pages
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Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American dentist and author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, they had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.

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Paul Someson Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fighting Caravans is a good easy read
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2017
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This is a very interesting story that revolves a lot over two families who are part of a wagon train driving freight wagons and their covered wagons. Many different things happen to them that moves this story along as they cross the United States from Independence, Missouri westward to Fort Larned, Kansas, They continue with an Army caravan to Santa Fe, New Mexico. This book is an easy read. This book to me doesn't have some of the long descriptive text of the scenery as other Zane Gray books.
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Big Dave
4.0 out of 5 stars A good Zane Grey
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016
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I go to westerns every so often, from fantasy, Sci-Fi and thrillers/mysteries. Zane Gaey is always good. All his books are romances with mystery, action, and great stories of the western countries: Arizona, Wyoming, etc. This is one of the good ones.
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JBell
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
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Loved this story! It was a real education as to how the west was really won and what the cowboys and settlers had to deal with. Also, it was quite revealing to learn about the Indians and what drove them to become the fierce and valiant fighters that many of them were. I highly recommend this book to all those interested in American history.
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lorri
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW what a story
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
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I've always loved Zane Gray books . They are well written,fast moving and always exciting. Certainly hard to put down. A great tale of the old west.
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Jax Sage
3.0 out of 5 stars Americana
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
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This is my first Zane Grey book. I assumed the Native American cultures and dress described in the book are based on historical fact and not imagination; I found that interesting. The suffering and scarifies made by the "pioneers" and the "caravan" drivers makes one realize how easy American have it today. These are the people people referred to today as having "White Privilege." They had the privilege to risk self and family to find the "American Dream." Not one gave it to them.
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Brian Leonard
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Zane Grey's best stories
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023
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I enjoyed the Entire story, the hardships of those frontier families only to end on a happy note, finding the love of his life.
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DGB
4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed getting into an oater frame of mind and I ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2016
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I enjoyed getting into an oater frame of mind and I enjoyed Zane Gray's use of language - which gave me a feel for the western frontier in the 1800's. I also learned a lot about the role "freighters" had in settling the west. And I appreciated that there was a somewhat balanced view in terms of the "white man" not keeping his word. This story was replete with old-fashioned values - and that was also refreshing.
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Warren A. Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Buff Belmet's Adventures
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2016
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This is the best Zane Grey book I have read. It has held my attention from day one and tells about a part of the old west I never gave much thought to: the freight caravan. Clint Belmet is a twelve year old that leaves Illinois with his family to go west. But at Independence, Missouri his father decides that he will accept a job driving a freight wagon on the trip to help finance his way out west. Unfortunately, Indian raids take the life of both parents and the trailmaster his father chooses to look after him as he grows up. And grow up Clint does on the trail as he becomes famous as a young hunter and wagon driver who earns the nickname "Buff" after killing a bull buffalo on his first official hunt. He becomes an friend of Kit Carson who helps spread Clint's fame. Then there's little May Bell, his first love that he loses track of and must spend the next 15 years trying to locate as he works across the west.
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Kindle Customer John Belcher
5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing is Like a First True Love
Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2023
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Yes they were kids when they met, but young people of that time were much more mature. A ten to thirteen year old then is or was equivalent to a twenty year old today, in some cases not same then as now. Boys were rough to be men at very young ages and were taught to keep their word as a solid contract. These were the type of men that the saying was made of "A Man's Word is His Bond" a handshake was as good as a written contract. Society today has been taught to steal, cheat, backstab, lie, or anything else they can do to get ahead and defraud the other guy. It's a sad state when morals and deeds of men were more upright two hundred years ago than today when we are supposedly much further advanced.
Excellent book for today and yesterday.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely love story of the west
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2016
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I found that it was a perfect piece of zane grays writing .i liked the attention to detail s that he puts in his books I would recommend for a good read
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Peanut
4.0 out of 5 stars If you like wild west literature then grab this one
Reviewed in Canada on September 17, 2020
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This was a fun book to read. It brought you into a time when lawlessness was at the forefront. It was also an interesting book as it went back into history and I found there were a lot of interesting facts that I had never heard of during that era. For those who like westerns I think they would enjoy this novel.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2016
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Enjoyable ride through the old west
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JimmyL
5.0 out of 5 stars Puts you back into the lawless American frontier of the 1860s.
Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2016
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The story reminded me of the old western movies I watched at 5 pm weekdays coming out of Hamilton in the mid sixties. The 1860s, no real law and order, corruption was riff, the Indians were being screwed by governments and fighting back, and within this period good men were fighting to make a living for themselves and there families. Zane Grey takes you back to these times with great stories. You even get to meet some of the famous people of the era woven gently into the story.
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