The Last Trail: Stories of the Ohio Frontier (Stories of the Ohio Frontier, 3)

The Last Trail is the final installment of the trilogy Zane Grey wrote about his ancestors and the part they played in the American Revolution, and the establishment of the frontier. This book focuses on Jonathan Zane and Lew Wetzel both "border men" who either lived with the Indians, or as in Wetzel's case fervently hated the red man. But without the likes of either there was no way the frontier could be made safe for the influx of settlers. This is the country where Zane Grey grew up, fished, and tramped through the woods learning the woodcraft and skill to know of which things he wrote with unsurpassed accuracy, and it shows in his books. Romanticized, to be sure, yet accurate to a T in history, this book makes for a great read for anyone who wants to learn more about this country in its earliest of days. I recommend it without hesitation.

Got this for free from the Kindle store. Never read a Zane Grey novel before and wanted to give him a try. Great book. I'll definitely try some other books by this author.

I love Zane Grey westerns and would like to find one that I read to my siblings when we were kids. I can't remember the name, but it was about a man named Lewis Wetzel.

Description from the book back cover: In this classic tale of the American West, rugged borderman Jonathan Zane opens his heart to love while he searches for a traitor who has been revealing settlement secrets to hostile Indians. The Last Trail concludes the Ohio River Trilogy, set in the Fort Henry territory during the American Revolution. Betty Zane and her brother Colonel Ebenezer Zane are among the characters in The Last Trail. Older and wiser now, they share their wisdom and experience with a younger generation.

Zane Grey's first novels concerned his ancestors, the Zane family, and the Ohio frontier of the late 18th century. They are fairly authentic, historically, and heroic and romantic as well.

This classic western tail of men saving women, while being a great love story is also a wonderful adventure story. A classic cowboy\borderman fights indian to save the helpless beuty, but instead of man saving woman, it is reversed, when Helen saves Jonathan from his own unhappy life. I have loved this book since the first day my mother placed it in my hands to read, and although the original has a few lapses in storyline, they kill someone twice, the basic story structure is enjoyable. Having read this book close to a dozen times, I can recommend that every person who has never given westerns a try read this one.