1947 "This is a special edition published exclusively for the members of the Peoples Book Club..." stated on copyright page; Peoples Books Club publishers, Chicago; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket fair-good with minor edge wear (see pics).
 
goodreads review -
Bold, deep-passioned dreamers all, they torched a fiery legend through the virgin land.

Stephen Phelps--Driven by love and valor to tame the unknown wilderness...

Joel Adams--Ruled by one burning passion strong as the young land...

Amoret--Magnificently beautiful, utterly iron-willed, she led two mighty men along a blazing path to glory...

Hope of Earth thrillingly recaptures the vast sweep and color of the great move west. It is an unforgettable saga of the heroic men and women who forged a nation from the wilderness.