Little is known of the writers who penned the legends of the old West...legends now accepted as history. Their stories first captivated readers at the end of the last century, combining fact and fiction, adventure and romanticism, American idealism and the pioneer spirit. It was their vision that Hollywood forged into the Western film. Narrated by Stacy Keach, Writers of the Purple Sage will celebrate past and present western writers, their works, the movies they inspired, and the iconic Western images they created. From the dime novelists of the late 1800's to the writings of Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and Elmer Kelton, Writers of the Purple Sage will explore the story lines of the American Western novel, and the films they eventually spawned.
