The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
Owen Wister
244 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 1846374200
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Language: English
Publish: January 20, 2006
AdventureAmericanClassicsFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionLiteratureNovelsRomanceWesterns
Set in the vast Wyoming territory, this masterpiece helped establish the code of the West and its stereotypical the genteel but brave, white-hatted cowboy, the pretty spinster from back East, and villains beyond redemption. The novel is also on record for incorporating the first known “shootout” in American literature.