Item #3103 The Desert of Wheat. Pearl Zane Grey.
The Desert of Wheat
The Desert of Wheat

The Desert of Wheat

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1919. Koerer, W.H.D. Hardcover_cloth. 5.13"x7.5" 376 illustrated pages, 1 pg ad. Photoplay Edition. Brown cloth. Dk brown title block on front. Dk brown letters on spine. Frontispiece: "Daylight Had just cleared..." Published January 1919 B-T. Spine slightly slanted, binding tight, pages clean w/tone. Not x-library, no DJ, PON on ffep dated February 12, 1919. Edge wear w/rubs w/faint fraying spots. Faint soiling to boards. Dust stained edges. Secure ship w/track #. Very Good-Collectible. Item #3103

4 B&W Illustrations listed but not on pages stated in List of Illustrations. 2nd and 3rd illustrations are on different facing pages.
Summary:The Desert of Wheat is a thrilling and romantic tale of sabotage in the wheat fields of the Pacific Northwest during World War I. A passionate novel of patriotic and anti-union propaganda, it portrays the anxieties of a young country threatened by a foreign war after the closing of the frontier. Zane Grey captures the heart of a nation at the brink of a century of change. Worldcat.

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