The Virginian
Kindle Edition
Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · February 20, 2013
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- Who it’s for
- Meet an early Western whose ranch-life focus helped shape a familiar literary landscape.
- Genres
- Westerns, Western Romance, The Classics
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, February 20, 2013
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The Virginian is a pioneering novel set in the Wild West describing the life of the foreman of the Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming. It was the first true western written, aside from the tiny dime novels. It paved the way for many more westerns by famous authors such as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others.
Western Roots
Meet an early Western whose ranch-life focus helped shape a familiar literary landscape.
Come here for
- A classic Western with roots in the genre’s early days
- A sustained ranch-life narrative in Wyoming
Expect
- A pioneering take on the Western novel
- The life of a Wyoming ranch foreman at its center
Where it sits
| Westerns | 98% |
|---|---|
| Western Romance | 43% |
| The Classics | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- The Classics
- Westerns
- Authors
- Owen Wister
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- February 20, 2013
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure