‘The Desert of Wheat’ is a 1919 Western novel by master of the genre Zane Grey. Set at the turn of America’s century of great change, the story revolves around the sabotage of wheat fields in the Pacific Northwest during the Great War. An exciting tale of romance and patriotism, ‘The Desert of Wheat’ constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in American history. Pearl Zane Grey (1872 – 1939) was an American writer most famous for his adventure novels of the Western genre. Other notable works by this author include: ‘Riders of the Purple Sage’ (1912), ‘The Last Trail’ (1906), and ‘The Lone Star Ranger’ (1915). Grey continues to be widely read, and his novels and short stories have been adapted for the screen more than a hundred times. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction and biography of the author.