Riders of the Purple Sage
 Riders of the Purple Sage is a Western novel by Zane Grey first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by many critics to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre the novel has been called the most popular western novel of all time.Riders of the Purple Sage tells the story of Jane Withersteen and her battle to overcome her persecution by members of her polygamous Mormon Church a leader of which Elder Tull wants to marry her.