Zane GreyZane Grey was born on January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio. He was a dentist and a writer, and he was famous for his western adventure novels and stories. As he was trained as a dentist, he practised in New York City from 1898 to 1904, while he publshed confidentially a novel of pioneer life, Betty Zane. Choosing to leave dentistry for full-time writing, he published 1905's The Spirit of the Border, which was based on Zane's notes and unexpectedly turned into a best seller. The author also wrote more than 80 books. Various books were published after his death, and more than 50 were printed in the last quarter of the 20th century. The most famous novel was Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), followed by The Lone Star Ranger (1915), The U.P. Trail in 1918, Call of the Canyon in 1924, and Code of the West in 1934.His remarkable non-fiction novel was Tales of Fishing (1925). Read More Read Less