The Geography of The Border Legion

Abstract

The Border Legion has a curious geography. Dr. Joe Wheeler states this book features "very little description of the topography or nature phenomena" (1975, p. 163), and he is right on target with this assessment. He goes on to note that "most Zane Grey biographers have claimed this one represents one of the few times in his life when he didn't research his terrain for the setting." Wheeler says he "once concurred" but now is "not so sure" because Grey could have studied the setting for the book on a 1915 cross-country trip to San Francisco.