The virginian: a horseman of the plains, paperback/owen wister

The Virginian (1902) is Owen Wisters classic popular romance, and the most significant shaping influence on the Western genre.

This edition includes Wisters neglected essay, The Evolution of the Cow-Puncher (1895) and an introduction highlighting the social, gender, and political implications of Wisters mythic West in the context of its actual economic history and Wisters patrician career.

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