The Day Of The Beast - Grey, Zane
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"The Day of the Beast '' was written by Zane Grey and features a World War I veteran named Daren Lane. In this story, Daren returns from the battlefields of Europe to his hometown in the American Midwest, only to find that everything has changed. Daren is haunted by his experiences in the war and struggles to adjust to civilian life. He finds that his former girlfriend has married someone else, and he has trouble finding a job. When he does eventually find work, it is with a bootlegger named Dutch Muller, who is involved in illegal activities. As Daren becomes more involved with Dutch Muller…mehr

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"The Day of the Beast '' was written by Zane Grey and features a World War I veteran named Daren Lane. In this story, Daren returns from the battlefields of Europe to his hometown in the American Midwest, only to find that everything has changed. Daren is haunted by his experiences in the war and struggles to adjust to civilian life. He finds that his former girlfriend has married someone else, and he has trouble finding a job. When he does eventually find work, it is with a bootlegger named Dutch Muller, who is involved in illegal activities. As Daren becomes more involved with Dutch Muller and his criminal associates, he realizes that he has become a part of a dangerous world. He also discovers that his former girlfriend's husband is involved with the bootleggers, which puts her in danger. Will Daren get successful to help himself? Will he help his girlfriend? "The Day of the Beast'' is a gritty and realistic novel that explores the challenges faced by World War I veterans as they try to reintegrate into society.
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Pearl Zane Grey (1872 - 1939) was an American dentist and author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, they had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.