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Set in the Ohio River Valley during the late eighteenth century, "The Spirit of the Border" follows the real-life frontier ranger Lewis Wetzel as he defends fledgling white settlements while confronting conflicts with Native American tribes. The novel also explores the efforts of Moravian Church missionaries to Christianize Indians and the divergent paths of two brothers arriving on the border. As the second volume in Grey’s trilogy, it connects the stories of the Zane family, including the first published work "Betty Zane" and the concluding "The Last Trail," which follows Jonathan Zane, a relative of the author.
First publish date: 1906
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Zane Grey
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