38:
178:
Ben Ide spends his time chasing wild horses in
Northern California, accompanied by the wanderer, Nevada and his Native American companion, Modoc. Rather than catching horses, he has earned the reputation of being a cattle rustler. But Ina Blaine, his childhood sweetheart, knows this is impossible.
202:
is a young woman fresh out of college, and has come home to a very changed family. Her family came into a large amount of money while she was away, and this puts her at odds with the other members of her family, as she wants the simply country life, while they want her to marry a well-to-do youth.
182:
Looking toward the future, Ben Ide and his companions buy out a couple of ranchers in a severe drought and proceed to catch a lot of wild horses. He is after one in particular- California Red, whom Ina's father has promised as a present for her, if any man should catch him. Setter and Blaine set
195:
is a young man whose dream is to catch wild horses. This has earned him the scorn of his father, a rancher, and the two no longer speak. Ben has moved up into the hills and befriended Nevada and Modoc. He was a well-regarded youth until his split with his
260:, eventually flowing back into California and emptying into Tule Lake. The ice caves where Ben captures the wild horses and where the rustlers are captured is at the lava tubes located in Lava Beds National Monument.
227:
is a companion of Nevada, Modoc is a Native
American that doesn't speak much. He is a good tracker familiar with Native American ways of catching wild horses and surviving in the harsh environment.
215:
is a man working to help Mr. Blaine increase his newfound wealth. He has a previous connection with Nevada, and is very suspicious of Ben. He takes a liking to Ina, though she doesn't trust him.
221:
is a young man with a shady past, saved from death by Ben Ide. He loyally helps Ben catch horses, and falls in love with Ben's younger sister. He has a previous acquaintance with Les Setter.
236:
The story is set in a remote wilderness valley located in northern
California. The author accurately describes the geography of the region throughout the novel, identifying
460:
179:
She defends Ben against the suspicions of her newly-rich father and his mysterious associate, Les Setter, who has a previous connection to Nevada.
720:
308:(1937) starring Buster Crabbe. The novel was also published in comic book format by Dell Comics in Four Color #395 in May 1952.
674:
467:
419:
715:
705:
571:
700:
710:
622:
614:
563:
555:
579:
245:
507:
638:
539:
499:
24:
20:
438:
630:
491:
288:
249:
257:
515:
253:
8:
595:
547:
209:
is Ina's father who has become entangled in the shady business activities of Les Setter.
657:
453:
95:
531:
523:
415:
679:
669:
664:
163:
85:
694:
237:
37:
275:
in 1926. It was published by Harper & Brothers in book form in 1927.
355:
330:
380:
476:
241:
167:
51:
19:
This article is about the 1927 novel. For the 1926 silent film, see
183:
out to steal Ben's new land while he's off, and trouble follows.
445:
248:. The "Forlorn River" that flows through the area is the
140:
Tales of the Angler's
Eldorado, New Zealand (1926)
300:Two film adaptations of the novel were produced:
692:
461:
381:"Zane Grey's Forlorn River Four Color # 395"
468:
454:
203:She adamantly defends Ben Ide's character.
348:
323:
286:was followed by a sequel in 1928 titled
150:Tales of Swordfish and Tuna (1927)
693:
263:
449:
675:Zane Grey Highline Trail 50 Mile Run
409:
414:. New York: Harper & Brothers.
256:in California and into Oregon near
13:
721:American novels adapted into films
373:
244:, and the landscape in and around
14:
732:
430:
36:
304:(1926) starring Jack Holt, and
42:Grosset & Dunlap book cover
295:
1:
634:(1931 short story collection)
475:
311:
271:was originally serialized in
231:
186:
7:
246:Lava Beds National Monument
170:, first published in 1927.
10:
737:
18:
649:
639:King of the Royal Mounted
606:
500:Riders of the Purple Sage
483:
278:
145:
135:
127:
119:
111:
101:
91:
81:
73:
65:
57:
47:
35:
25:Forlorn River (1937 film)
23:. For the 1937 film, see
21:Forlorn River (1926 film)
716:Novels set in California
631:Tales of Tahitian Waters
492:The Spirit of the Border
442:at the Internet Archive
360:Internet Movie Database
335:Internet Movie Database
173:
16:1927 novel by Zane Grey
706:Western (genre) novels
572:The Call of the Canyon
356:"Forlorn River (1937)"
331:"Forlorn River (1926)"
385:Grand Comics Database
96:Harper & Brothers
701:1927 American novels
642:(1935 comics series)
564:The Day of the Beast
516:The Lone Star Ranger
254:Clear Lake Reservoir
711:Novels by Zane Grey
580:Under the Tonto Rim
410:Grey, Zane (1927).
273:Ladies Home Journal
264:Publication history
252:which flows out of
32:
508:Last of the Duanes
30:
688:
687:
540:Man of the Forest
532:The Border Legion
524:The Rainbow Trail
166:novel written by
155:
154:
112:Publication place
66:Cover artist
728:
680:Zane Grey Museum
670:Zane Grey Estate
623:Born to the West
615:Code of the West
470:
463:
456:
447:
446:
425:
396:
395:
393:
391:
377:
371:
370:
368:
366:
352:
346:
345:
343:
341:
327:
146:Followed by
136:Preceded by
103:Publication date
40:
33:
29:
736:
735:
731:
730:
729:
727:
726:
725:
691:
690:
689:
684:
665:Zane Grey Cabin
645:
602:
556:To the Last Man
479:
474:
433:
428:
422:
400:
399:
389:
387:
379:
378:
374:
364:
362:
354:
353:
349:
339:
337:
329:
328:
324:
314:
298:
281:
266:
234:
189:
176:
120:Media type
104:
43:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
734:
724:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
686:
685:
683:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
653:
651:
647:
646:
644:
643:
635:
627:
619:
610:
608:
604:
603:
601:
600:
592:
584:
576:
568:
560:
552:
544:
536:
528:
520:
512:
504:
496:
487:
485:
481:
480:
473:
472:
465:
458:
450:
444:
443:
432:
431:External links
429:
427:
426:
421:978-0753172971
420:
406:
405:
404:
398:
397:
372:
347:
321:
320:
319:
318:
313:
310:
297:
294:
280:
277:
265:
262:
233:
230:
229:
228:
222:
216:
210:
204:
197:
188:
185:
175:
172:
153:
152:
147:
143:
142:
137:
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
105:
102:
99:
98:
93:
89:
88:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
49:
45:
44:
41:
31:Forlorn River
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
733:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
698:
696:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
660:
659:
655:
654:
652:
650:Miscellaneous
648:
641:
640:
636:
633:
632:
628:
625:
624:
620:
617:
616:
612:
611:
609:
605:
598:
597:
593:
590:
589:
588:Forlorn River
585:
582:
581:
577:
574:
573:
569:
566:
565:
561:
558:
557:
553:
550:
549:
545:
542:
541:
537:
534:
533:
529:
526:
525:
521:
518:
517:
513:
510:
509:
505:
502:
501:
497:
494:
493:
489:
488:
486:
482:
478:
471:
466:
464:
459:
457:
452:
451:
448:
441:
440:
439:Forlorn River
436:Full text of
435:
434:
423:
417:
413:
412:Forlorn River
408:
407:
402:
401:
386:
382:
376:
361:
357:
351:
336:
332:
326:
322:
316:
315:
309:
307:
306:Forlorn River
303:
302:Forlorn River
293:
291:
290:
285:
284:Forlorn River
276:
274:
270:
269:Forlorn River
261:
259:
258:Klamath Falls
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
226:
223:
220:
217:
214:
211:
208:
205:
201:
198:
194:
191:
190:
184:
180:
171:
169:
165:
161:
160:
159:Forlorn River
151:
148:
144:
141:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
115:United States
114:
110:
106:
100:
97:
94:
90:
87:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
53:
50:
46:
39:
34:
26:
22:
656:
637:
629:
621:
613:
594:
587:
586:
578:
570:
562:
554:
546:
538:
530:
522:
514:
506:
498:
490:
437:
411:
403:Bibliography
390:November 13,
388:. Retrieved
384:
375:
363:. Retrieved
359:
350:
338:. Retrieved
334:
325:
305:
301:
299:
287:
283:
282:
272:
268:
267:
238:Mount Shasta
235:
224:
218:
212:
206:
199:
192:
181:
177:
158:
157:
156:
149:
139:
69:Robert Amick
61:Robert Amick
661:(1936 film)
658:White Death
626:(1926 film)
618:(1925 film)
607:Other works
548:Tonto Basin
365:October 13,
340:October 13,
296:Adaptations
123:Print, 8vo.
58:Illustrator
695:Categories
312:References
250:Lost River
232:Background
213:Les Setter
207:Mr. Blaine
200:Ina Blaine
187:Characters
477:Zane Grey
317:Citations
242:Tule Lake
168:Zane Grey
92:Publisher
52:Zane Grey
74:Language
196:father.
193:Ben Ide
164:Western
86:Western
77:English
599:(1928)
596:Nevada
591:(1927)
583:(1925)
575:(1924)
567:(1922)
559:(1921)
551:(1921)
543:(1920)
535:(1916)
527:(1915)
519:(1914)
511:(1914)
503:(1912)
495:(1906)
484:Novels
418:
289:Nevada
279:Sequel
219:Nevada
48:Author
225:Modoc
162:is a
128:Pages
82:Genre
416:ISBN
392:2012
367:2012
342:2012
174:Plot
107:1927
131:338
697::
383:.
358:.
333:.
292:.
240:,
469:e
462:t
455:v
424:.
394:.
369:.
344:.
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
