1914 The Light of Western Stars, by Zane Grey

The Light of the Western Stars is a western novel written by Zane Grey. The action centers around a young woman who buys a ranch which becomes the center of a heated conflict between cowboys and bandits.Zane Grey was a prolific American writer of historical and western novels. Grey's books were a big influence on the idealization of the American frontier and his book Riders of the Purple Sage is considered by many to be the greatest western novel ever written.