Zane Grey, renowned as an author for his portrayals of the rugged Wild West, completed his first Western, The Heritage of the Desert, in just four months in 1910. This compelling work which deals powerfully with Mormon culture in Utah in 1890 rapidly became a bestseller.

This book is packed with the power of amazing facts and information to let you surge ahead on a journey that is both fun as well as filled with knowledge. While teachers and students can use this book very effectively in school for project work, it can be also help to test each other's wit and knowledge. This book gives relevant and precise information on 100 historic places of the world.

"A twenty-two-year-old housepainter living at his parents' house in Southern California, is striking out on the only type of adventure he can afford; he's getting into his station wagon and going camping in the desert."--Back cover.