As the captured pony walked in with a sweet, church-door expression, our train moved slowly on to the station, and a passenger remarked, "That man knows his business." - Taken from "The Virginian" written by Owen Wister
This work accounts for the entire creative history of The Virginian, including the original inspirations and the motion picture adaptations--but the primary focus is its transformation into television and the ways in which the show changed ...
The Virginian is a ranch hand at the Sunk Creek Ranch, located outside of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. He is always referred to as the Virginian, and no name is mentioned throughout the story.
The third volume in a multi-volume biography details Jefferson's career as Secretary of State and closes upon his election to the Presidency in 1801
This enduring work of fiction marks his first appearance in popular culture—the birth of a legend that lives with us still.
Kramer 182 Kroeger, Lee 259 Kronman, Harry 236, 244, 248 Kubrick, Stanley 85 Kung Fu 194,197, 203, ... 62, 232 It's a Man's World 141—142 It's a Small World 138 Iverson Ranch 81—82 Jackson, Sammy 254 “Jacob Was a Plain Man” 248 ...
Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour ...
This edition includes Wister's neglected essay, `The Evolution of the Cow-Puncher' (1895), a revealing companion to a novel that has disturbing undercurrents.
This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work today.
On the heels of the classic western?s centennial, this collection of essays both re-examines the text of The Virginian and uses Wister?s novel as a lens for studying what the next century of western writing and reading will bring.