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Has anyone heard of a Zane Grey novel called “The Dude Cowboy?”?

Not “The Dude Rancher,” which is another one of his titles. A book specialist told me that a book by the name of “The Dude Cowboy” was inaccurately credited to Zane Grey in the 30’s or 40’s, then taken off market, but I simply can’t find any other information about it. My grandfather remembers the title and synopsis from his teenage years and swears it was by Zane Grey, and I would love to find it for him (regardless of author). A quick synopsis: a rodeo cowboy finds himself in over his head when he gets work on a ranch. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Well, i’ve never read it, but I’ve heard of it and one of my really close friends said that it was really good. At least I think that’s what she read…. It was something like that… It was a long time ago, and she said that the book was really, really old….

De Kelley in “Zane Grey Theatre – Calico Bait”