Frontier justice - Virginian style. Until he meets a woman. A woman who things she can tame his wild heart and teach him the ways of peace. But can the Virginian bring peace to Medicine Bow?
This groundbreaking novel is considered by many to be one of the most important early entries in the western genre.
This edition includes Wister's neglected essay, "The Evolution of the Cow-Puncher" (1895) and an introduction highlighting the social, gender, and political implications of Wister's mythic West in the context of its actual history.
allegations against Russell, accusing him of having “built a great and very large and unnecessary brewhouse both to the ... to individuals like Sir Thomas Phillips, who recommended in 1623 that no alehouses be allowed “in remote places.
The Virginian is a 1902 novel set in the Wild West by the American author Owen Wister.
Frontier justice - Virginian style. Until he meets a woman. A woman who things she can tame his wild heart and teach him the ways of peace. But can the Virginian bring peace to Medicine Bow?
Illustrations by Charles M. Russell.
The Virginian ist die Geschichte eines einzelgängerischen Cowboys in Wyoming um 1880, der sich trotz des im Westen vorherrschenden Faustrechts an seinen persönlichen Ehrenkodex hält und so allerlei Unbilden übersteht.
The Virginian and the narrator then journey together to Sunk Creek, Judge Henry's ranch in Wyoming, where the narrator stays for a few months.
The novel was adapted from several short stories published in Harper's Magazine and the Saturday Evening Post between Nov 1893 and May 1902.
The Virginian is a 1902 novel set in the Wild West by the American author Owen Wister.