The Lone Ranger

January 31, 1872: (Pearl) Zane Gray is born in Zanesville and after struggling as a writer, eventually penned Riders of the Purple Sage and Lone Star Ranger, which became The Lone Ranger. He was one of the nation’s first millionaire writers and eventually penned 90 books. An avid outdoorsman, he also invented The Teaser, a hookless bait used to attract big game fish.
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