The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger is a Western novel published by Zane Grey in 1915. The book takes place in Texas, the Lone Star State, and several main characters are Texas Rangers, a famous band of highly capable law enforcement officers. It follows the life of Buck Duane, a man who becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes of the law.

For other uses, see The Lone Star Ranger (disambiguation).
The Lone Star Ranger
AuthorZane Grey
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreWestern novel
PublisherThomas Nelson & Sons Ltd
Publication date
1915
Media typePrint
Pages241

The novel was dedicated to the Texas Ranger John Hughes.[1]


Plot introduction

Buck Duane is the son of a famous outlaw. 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. Worse still, all the men he kills haunt him, for years. At the outlaw hideout, he meets a kidnapped, beautiful young woman and desires to see her free.

In the second part of the book, Duane 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.

Characters
  • Buck Duane – Main character and gunslinging outlaw with a good heart who never kills an innocent man.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The novel has been adapted at least four times to film:

Comic book

In 1949, Dell Comics published a comic book adaptation called The Ranger in Four Color #255, written by Gaylord Du Bois.

See also

References
  1. G. Kimball, Arthur (1993). Ace of Hearts: The Westerns of Zane Grey. TCU Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780875651217.
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