Rogue River Feud - A Western Story
Zane Grey
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Summary
A life-giving river is the sight of deadly battle in this classic adventure novel set in 1920s Oregon by the author of Riders of the Purple Sage. When Keven Bell returns home from World War I, wounded and disfigured, he finds a community torn apart by greed. Along the notorious Rogue River, gold seekers are at war over the nuggets they’ve discovered. Keven teams up with an old fisherman to take advantage of another form of wealth—the salmon that sward the river itself. But when they try to buck the salmon-packing monopoly, they encounter violence and trickery. When their boat is sunk, they must swim for their lives. Keven is tended to by Beryl, a gold miner’s daughter. His convalescence is slow, but the autumn days make a woodland dream of romance—until disaster strikes again. Framed for murder in the salmon-packing war, Keven must do whatever it takes to clear his name and ensure his and Beryl's safety on the turbulent Rogue. Zane Grey's vigorous storytelling and portrayal of violence in the wild make this novel one of his best. There is a deep emotional feeling for nature in the raw, for the great salmon runs, and for the clashes of men fighting for gold.