The Man of the Forest combines many of the elements that have drawn millions of readers to Zane Grey's work for nearly a century — plucky heroines, gorgeous descriptions of landscape, a gruff but brave and virtuous protagonist, and of course, a thrilling action-adventure plot. When long-time solitary man Milt Dale stumbles across news that a kidnapping is being planned, he takes it upon himself to protect the sisters targeted by the nefarious scheme — and finds love in the process.