Originally published in 1909, The Last Trail is a historical novel written by Zane Grey. The novel is the third and last in a trilogy, the first of which is Betty Zane, Grey's first published work, and the second being The Spirit of the Border. The Last Trail returns us to the thrilling days of yesteryear of hardy pioneers taming the wild west. Yes, despite the difficult times, romance flourishes and the bad guys are eliminated almost single handedly as our heroes Jonathan Zane and his sidekick Lew "Deathwind" Wetzel fight their way through mud, blood, gore, savage Indians, and despicable outlaws, to make the land safe for pioneer families as they settle the wild west.