About the book
The year is 1871, and wealthy ranch owner Jane Withersteen is in trouble. She has incurred the displeasure of her Mormon church leaders by refusing to marry a church elder and by befriending Gentiles (non-Mormons). In rides Lassiter, the quintessential Western hero: mysterious, purposeful, a deadly gunslinger, but with an unexpected streak of gentleness. While Lassiter is assisting Jane at the ranch, her friend and rider Bern Venters is having an adventure of his own in the Utah canyonlands. Riders of the Purple Sage is a story of heroism, love, brave men and strong women, good dogs and fast horses. And who is that Masked Rider?
LibriVox recording; public domain in the United States.
Recorded by LibriVox volunteers. Audio hosted by the Internet Archive. Original recording and credits.
Listen chapter by chapter
- Lassiter · 20 minutes
- Cottonwoods · 22 minutes
- Amber Spring · 24 minutes
- Deception Pass · 26 minutes
- The Masked Rider · 25 minutes
- The Mill-wheel of Steers · 33 minutes
- The Daughter of Withersteen · 20 minutes
- Surprise Valley · 29 minutes
- Silver Spruce and Aspens · 30 minutes
- Love · 31 minutes
- Faith and Unfaith · 35 minutes
- The Invisible Hand · 32 minutes
- Solitude and Storm · 28 minutes
- West Wind · 20 minutes
- Shadows on the Sage-slope · 40 minutes
- Gold · 22 minutes
- Wrangle's Race Run · 35 minutes
- Oldring's Knell · 33 minutes
- Fay · 27 minutes
- Lassiter's Way · 25 minutes
- Black Star and Night · 36 minutes
- Riders of the Purple Sage · 15 minutes
- The Fall of Balancing Rock · 27 minutes