The Vanishing American
by Grey, Zane
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U. S. A.: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stated First Edition With I-Z On The Copyright Page. The Book Is Bound In Brown Cloth Over Boards With Blue Lettering And Rules On The Front And Spine. Frontispiece Is Laid In. Hinges Sound. No Ownership Information Present. The Spine Has Darkened. Moderate Wear To The Board Edges. The Top Edges Are Dust Soiled. Short Scrape On The Lower Board Edges To Lower Front Board Edge.
Reviews
On Aug 3 2020, a reader said:
When I first read this book more than 50 years ago, I did not really appreciate it for the powerful book it really is, nor understood the full impact it made on the reading public at the time of its publication in the Ladies' Home Journal. Nor did I rate this book as highly as I did other Zane Grey novels; but with each successive reading the higher I place it against such work as Riders of the Purple Sage, or Heritage of the Desert. The Vanishing American IS a great work, one of ZG's finest. And whether you read the "original" as published by Harpers or the expurgated version which restores ZG's original ending and the more offensive sections dealing with the harsh treatment of the missionaries on the reservation, either one will stir you deep down to your very core. Marian Warner's and Nophaie's love story will reach you to your inner self, and the struggle the Indian faces as he battles for his soul in the face of Indian values verses the white man's will touch you and force you to look at your own relationship with God and nature. The Vanishing American is a book which needs to be read and studied by every American, and taught in the school system along with the history of the United States and its dealings with the Native Americans--a subject woefully disregarded in American History classes--except for Custer's last stand at the Little Big Horn. There is, nor has there ever been, a more powerful book dealing with this subject been written. And even though this one is fiction, and a romance, it tells it like it was, and for the most part afraid still is today on the Indian reservations. Indeed, a sad chapter in the nation's history. I cannot urge you enough to purchase this book!
On Jan 17 2020, a reader said:
Great Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043276
- Title
- The Vanishing American
- Author
- Grey, Zane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 1925
- Pages
- 308
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Interracial Marriage - Fiction; Missionaries - Fiction; Frontier And Pioneer Life - West (U.S.) - Fiction; West (U.S.) - Social Life And Customs - Fiction.
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Copyright page
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- Jacket
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- 12mo
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