Zane Grey
The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
"The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border" by Zane Grey is a Western novel published in 1915. Buck Duane becomes an outlaw after killing a man in self-defense, forcing him to flee into the dangerous world of Texas outlaws. Haunted by every life he takes, Duane encounters kidnapped women, ruthless gang leaders, and moral crossroads. When the Texas Rangers offer him redemption through a governor's pardon, he must help clear the frontier of cattle rustlers and bank robbers to reclaim his place in civilized society.