Description:
A disillusioned preacher travels west to build a new life but encounters more religious corruption. The Rainbow Trail, by Zane Grey, is the highly-anticipated sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage. Published in 1915, the story is set more than a decade after the events of the previous book.
Brief description:
Zane Grey (1872-1939) was an American writer best known for western literature. Born and raised in Ohio, Grey was one of five children from an English Quaker family. As a youth, he developed an interest in sports, history and eventually writing. He attended University of Pennsylvania where he studied dentistry, while balancing his creative endeavors. One of his first published pieces was the article "A Day on the Delaware" (1902), followed by the novels Betty Zane (1903) and The Spirit of the Border (1906). His career spanned several decades and was often inspired by real-life settings and events.