Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701 © 1997 by Stephen J. May Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved Ohio University Press books are printed on acid-free paper 01 00 99 98 5 4 3 Frontispiece: Zane Grey on Don Carlos in the Tonto Basin, Arizona in 1919, at the zenith of Grey's career. This part of Arizona was one of Grey's favorite haunts. Courtesy of the G. M. Farley Collection, Hagerstown, Maryland Book design by Chiquita Babb Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data May, Stephen. Zane Grey: romancing the West / by Stephen J. May. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index. ISBN 0-8214-1181-0 (cloth: alk. paper). -- ISBN 0-8214-1182-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Grey, Zane, 1872-1939. 2. Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography. 3. Western stories -- History and criticism. 4. West (U.S.) -- In literature. I. Title. PS3513.R6545z8 1997 813' .52 -- dc21 [B] 97-353 CIP -iv- |