{"product_id":"riders-of-the-purple-sage-von-zane-grey-4","title":"Riders of the Purple Sage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a small Mormon community in southern Utah, Jane Withersteen, a young, unmarried Mormon woman faces growing pressure to marry a local elder of her church. Elder Tull, a polygamist, already has two wives and seeks to marry Jane not just for her beauty, but to take control of the ranch her late father passed on to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane¿s resistance to marriage only serves to increase the mounting resentment against ¿Gentiles¿ (non-Mormons) in the area. Bern Venters, one of Jane Withersteen¿s ranch hands and potential suitor, becomes the focus of this resentment and is nearly killed by Elder Tull and his men before a mysterious rider interrupts the procedure. The rider, a man named Lassiter, is a gunslinger known for his exploits in other Mormon settlements further north.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLassiter¿s intercession on Venters¿ behalf sets off a chain reaction of threats, violence, theft, and murder as Jane Withersteen fights to maintain both her ranch and her independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1912, Riders of the Purple Sage is considered to have played a prominent role in shaping the Western genre. It was Zane Grey¿s best-selling book and has remained popular ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9791041803507\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9791041803507","offer_id":46945069400389,"sku":"9791041803507","price":23.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/7865dd02-cfe0-4fdc-bf37-858a0f1f0bd8.jpg?v=1781155627","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/riders-of-the-purple-sage-von-zane-grey-4","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}