Book excerpt: This version of Desert Gold, written by famed western author Zane Grey contains inspirational Zane Grey quotes, images of the Zane Grey cabin in the Oregon wilderness and other photos of the author taken during various stages of his life, including his stint as a minor league baseball player. It is one of more than 90 Zane Grey books written over the course of his lifetime, and helped put him on the map as one of the most recognized American writers of all time.