The Virginian - A Horseman of the Plains (Western Classic): The First Cowboy Novel Set in the Wild West

The Virginian - A Horseman of the Plains (Western Classic): The First Cowboy Novel Set in the Wild West - Paperback

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The Virginian - A Horseman of the Plains (Western Classic): The First Cowboy Novel Set in the Wild West
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The Virginian - A Horseman of the Plains (Western Classic): The First Cowboy Novel Set in the Wild West - Paperback

The Virginian - A Horseman of the Plains (Western Classic): The First Cowboy Novel Set in the Wild West - Paperback

by Owen Wister
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Book Overview

This classic describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. Owen Wister (1860-1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister's most famous work remains the novel The Virginian.
ISBN9788026892144
Author Owen Wister
PublisherE-Artnow
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2018
LanguageENG- English
Pages208
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains

The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains - Paperback

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By Owen Wister

About Owen Wister

Owen Wister (1860-1938) was born in Philadelphia and raised in Germantown, Pennsylvania. At age 25, he spent a summer in Wyoming on the advice of his physician. Encouraged by his friend from Harvard, Theodore Roosevelt, he later wrote about his experiences and observations of the American West. His greatest success came in 1902 with the publication of The Virginian, which was a bestseller for months and would be dramatized and filmed numerous times.

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