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A Harvard-educated Easterner, Owen Wister (1860-1938) made his name romanticizing the American West of the late 19th century. With Frederic Remington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Buffalo Bill Cody he helped implant a mythological view of Western purity and nobility in American consciousness. Wister is best known for his 1930 biography of Theodore Roosevelt and for his novel The Virginian, an ... [MORE]
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History of Owen Wister
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A chronology of Wister's life provided by the Town of Medicine Bow, Wyoming, in which his novel The Virginian is set. Includes notes on his cabin, store, and local monument.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: There's More to Author Than 'The Virginian'
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Discusses "Romney," Wister's unfinished novel of Philadelphia life, and his other works.
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Short Stories by Owen Wister
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Text of nine short stories provided by ReadBookOnLine.net.
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
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Chapter-by-chapter hypertext of the novel provided by the American Studies Programs at the University of Virginia.
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TNT Learning: The Virginian Educator's Guide
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Companion site to a television series based on the Wister novel, including plot synopsis, character profiles, suggestions for classroom use, and information about other productions and related sites.
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