NMLP P-034216 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Heritage of the Desert

Zane Grey · Harper & Brothers · 1910

The US Harper first is the true first and predates Riders of the Purple Sage; it is the novel that launched Grey's career.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-034216 for "The Heritage of the Desert" by Zane Grey (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-034216, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).