The Virginian Western Classic
DOWNLOAD
Download The Virginian Western Classic PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get The Virginian Western Classic book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
The Virginian Western Classic
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: Musaicum Books
Release Date : 2017-05-29
The Virginian Western Classic written by Owen Wister and has been published by Musaicum Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-29 with Fiction categories.
This classic describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. 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.
The Virginian Western Classic
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-12-06
The Virginian Western Classic written by Owen Wister and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-06 with Fiction categories.
This classic describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. 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.
The Virginian A Horseman Of The Plains Western Classic
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2024-01-13
The Virginian A Horseman Of The Plains Western Classic written by Owen Wister and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-13 with Fiction categories.
This carefully crafted ebook: "THE VIRGINIAN - A Horseman of the Plains (Western Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This classic describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. 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.
The Virginian
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 1968
The Virginian written by Owen Wister and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Cowboys categories.
The foreman of a large cattle ranch on the Wyoming frontier lives by the honor code of the West even though it means helping lynch a friend or possibly losing the girl he is to marry.
The Virginian A Horseman Of The Plains
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-28
The Virginian A Horseman Of The Plains written by Owen Wister and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-28 with Fiction categories.
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is a novel by Owen Wister. A wild cowboy western tale where Indian attacks an explosive card game, deadly shoot outs and a story of love intertwine.
Western Classics Collection The Promised Land The Virginian Lin Mclean Red Man And White The Jimmyjohn Boss Napoleon Shave Tail Hank S Woman A Kinsman Of Red Cloud Padre Ignacio And More
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2024-01-13
Western Classics Collection The Promised Land The Virginian Lin Mclean Red Man And White The Jimmyjohn Boss Napoleon Shave Tail Hank S Woman A Kinsman Of Red Cloud Padre Ignacio And More written by Owen Wister and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-13 with Fiction categories.
This carefully crafted ebook: "WESTERN CLASSICS COLLECTION: The Promised Land, The Virginian, Lin McLean, Red Man and White, The Jimmyjohn Boss, Napoleon Shave-Tail, Hank's Woman, A Kinsman of Red Cloud, Padre Ignacio and more" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Lin McLean The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Red Man and White Red Man and White Little Big Horn Medicine Specimen Jones The Serenade At Siskiyuo The General's Bluff Salvation Gap The Second Missouri Compromise La Tinaja Bonita A Pilgrim on the Gila The Jimmyjohn Boss A Kinsman of Red Cloud Sharon's Choice Napoleon Shave-Tail Twenty Minutes for Refreshments The Promised Land Hank's Woman Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation 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, set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. It is also widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel.
The Virginian
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: Signet Classics
Release Date : 1979-12-01
The Virginian written by Owen Wister and has been published by Signet Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-12-01 with categories.
The Virginian Summit Classic Collector Editions
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-03-23
The Virginian Summit Classic Collector Editions written by Owen Wister and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-23 with categories.
This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of Owen Wister's classic tale of life on a Wyoming cattle ranch in the closing days of the American West of the cowboy in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition, together with an original, detailed biography of author Owen Wister and an introductory note discussing the enduring significance of this work. With a generous 6"x9" page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Page headers, a modern easy-to-read font and page design that evokes the classic values of traditional book publishing exemplify the attention to detail given this volume. Published in 1902, "The Virginian" is widely regarded as the first true modern novel in the "western" genre, paving the way for countless tales of the cowboys of the American west. Unlike the dime novels that preceded it, "The Virginian" involved complex characters and social themes, and while the tale includes plenty of action its portrayal of life in the west goes well beyond the dime novel cliches of smoke-filled saloons and showdowns in the dusty streets. The story opens with a meeting in Medicine Bow between the main character and the narrator, newly arrived in Wyoming from the east. Neither character is ever identified by name, but the Virginian and the Tenderfoot become friends as the Virginian guides the newcomer along the nearly 300 mile trek to Judge Henry's ranch in Sunk Creek, with the Tenderfoot discovering that life in the west is not what he expected. The novel revolves around the Virginian and the life he leads, with major storylines involving his conflict with Trampas, who becomes a bitter enemy, and his romance with Molly Stark Wood, a pretty schoolteacher from a socially prominent eastern family. A major scene is the hanging of an admitted rustler and friend. The Virginian participates as a matter of necessity, but the event gives rise to the moral and emotional center of the story while allowing the author to comment on what he sees as the lack of governmental authority exercised by inept and corrupt offcials in the developing west. A tale of action, hatred, friendship, love, revenge and honor, the story follows the Virginian from his days as an assistant foreman to his ultimate success as a rancher, emphasizing his honesty and integrity, his fairness in dealing with others and the strength of character that allows him to stand out in the rough-and-tumble life of the closing years of the wild west of the cowboys. Owen Wister (1860-1938) was born to a socially prominent and wealthy family in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Wister attended schools in Switzerland and Britain and graduated from Harvard, where he was a classmate and friend of Theodore Roosevelt, in 1882. He studied music in Paris for two years before taking a position at a New York bank and then practicing law in Philadelphia. Wister spent several summers traveling in the American west,where he befriended Frederic Remington and became enamored of the culture and lore of the region. Wister wrote several novels, a number of nonfiction books, a large number of short stories and essays, and several unpublished plays. Wister is considered the father of western fiction, and "The Virginian" is his only work still widely known today.
The Virginian The Original Classic Western Novel
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-03-31
The Virginian The Original Classic Western Novel written by Owen Wister and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-31 with Cattle stealing categories.
A strong, silent stranger rides into the lawless lands of the western frontier, battles horse thieves, deals with unyielding scoundrels, and wins the heart of a schoolmarm. Owen Wister's 1902 classic, the first great novel of the American West, is rich in moral drama and vernacular wit. His hero, like knights of old, lives by an enduring code of chivalry and is governed by quiet courage and a deep sense of honor.
The Virginian
DOWNLOAD
Author : Owen Wister
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2014-11-15
The Virginian written by Owen Wister and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-15 with Fiction categories.
Certain of the newspapers, when this book was first announced, made a mistake most natural upon seeing the sub-title as it then stood, A TALE OF SUNDRY ADVENTURES. "This sounds like a historical novel," said one of them, meaning (I take it) a colonial romance. As it now stands, the title will scarce lead to such interpretation; yet none the less is this book historical—quite as much so as any colonial romance. Indeed, when you look at the root of the matter, it is a colonial romance. For Wyoming between 1874 and 1890 was a colony as wild as was Virginia one hundred years earlier. As wild, with a scantier population, and the same primitive joys and dangers. There were, to be sure, not so many Chippendale settees. We know quite well the common understanding of the term "historical novel." HUGH WYNNE exactly fits it. But SILAS LAPHAM is a novel as perfectly historical as is Hugh Wynne, for it pictures an era and personifies a type. It matters not that in the one we find George Washington and in the other none save imaginary figures; else THE SCARLET LETTER were not historical. Nor does it matter that Dr. Mitchell did not live in the time of which he wrote, while Mr. Howells saw many Silas Laphams with his own eyes; else UNCLE TOM'S CABIN were not historical. Any narrative which presents faithfully a day and a generation is of necessity historical; and this one presents Wyoming between 1874 and 1890. Had you left New York or San Francisco at ten o'clock this morning, by noon the day after to-morrow you could step out at Cheyenne. There you would stand at the heart of the world that is the subject of my picture, yet you would look around you in vain for the reality. It is a vanished world. No journeys, save those which memory can take, will bring you to it now. The mountains are there, far and shining, and the sunlight, and the infinite earth, and the air that seems forever the true fountain of youth, but where is the buffalo, and the wild antelope, and where the horseman with his pasturing thousands? So like its old self does the sage-brush seem when revisited, that you wait for the horseman to appear. But he will never come again. He rides in his historic yesterday. You will no more see him gallop out of the unchanging silence than you will see Columbus on the unchanging sea come sailing from Palos with his caravels. And yet the horseman is still so near our day that in some chapters of this book, which were published separate at the close of the nineteenth century, the present tense was used. It is true no longer. In those chapters it has been changed, and verbs like "is" and "have" now read "was" and "had." Time has flowed faster than my ink. What is become of the horseman, the cow-puncher, the last romantic figure upon our soil? For he was romantic. Whatever he did, he did with his might. The bread that he earned was earned hard, the wages that he squandered were squandered hard,—half a year's pay sometimes gone in a night,—"blown in," as he expressed it, or "blowed in," to be perfectly accurate. Well, he will be here among us always, invisible, waiting his chance to live and play as he would like. His wild kind has been among us always, since the beginning: a young man with his temptations, a hero without wings. The cow-puncher's ungoverned hours did not unman him. If he gave his word, he kept it; Wall Street would have found him behind the times. CHARLESTON, S.C., March 31st, 1902