On November 8, 1861, Captain Charles Wilkes of the American steam sloop San Jacinto, fired a shot across the bow of the British vessel Trent, stopped her on the high seas, and took four passengers off her, and brought them prisoners to ...
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Owen Wister (1860-1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction.
“You boys ought to been along when I found him, and seen the way they'd fixed up his mouth. ... There was a Mexican game of cards; there was the concertina; and over in the corner sat Specimen Jones, with his back to the company, ...
Cawelti, Adventure, Mystery and Romance, 213. 23. Agnew, 31. 24. Owen Wister, The Virginian (1902; New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 2005), 192. Print. 25. Agnew, 31. 26. Brown, “Reading the West: Cultural History and Background,” 31.
Prepare yourself to mount up and ride along with the men and women who took the road toward the setting sun. Enjoy these stories as they follow the destinies of those who went trailin' west.
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.
Wayne A. Wiegand, Donald G. Jr. Davis. cerned with an tiqui ties, coins and medals, prints and drawings, and ethnography) and of the Natural History Museum. The other two departments, dealing with manuscripts and printed books, ...
This groundbreaking novel is considered by many to be one of the most important early entries in the western genre.
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.
Ten stories written between 1977 and 1986 by an award winning young writer whose work exemplifies the best of his genre--and transcends it. Includes an introduction and a bibliography of...
Classic Westerns is a collection of six novels that captured this sense of exploration and brought the rugged landscape into the homes of readers everywhere.